Earthquake Rattles 16 States and Parts of Canada
An estimated 5.0 magnitude quake rattled 16 states from Kansas to South Carolina and Ontario, with windows broken, chimneys toppled, and hundreds fleeing swaying buildings. It triggered a Minnesota nuclear plant alarm, interrupted service in three Illinois counties, and caused scattered injuries and property damage while experts note farther travels of shock waves.
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Pete Brown
Associated Press
Kansas
South Carolina
Canada
Temblor
Minnesota
Illinois
Richard Horwitz
Chicago
Lawrenceville
Ill
Evansville
Ind
National Earthquake Information Center
Golden
Colo
A Vocational
Prairie Island
Red Wing
Minn
Sam Macalus
Northern States Power Co
Missouri
Iowa
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Carolinas
Ontario
Gregg Durham
Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster Agency
Charles J. Ritter
University of Dayton
Russ Needham
New Madrid
Detroit
Tiger Stadium
Tigers
Kansas City Royals
Erie
Catherine Shaw
John
Shaw
Wrif-Fm
Bob Seger
Steve Kostan
Controversy Over Low-Level Waste Dump Sees Peery Pressured
Ray Peery, 36, executive director of the Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Commission, faces hostile audiences in a five state tour seeking a disposal site. Protesters demand removal of Peery and oppose locating the dump near homes. Peery endures long road trips and late nights, defending the mission while awaiting contractor decisions in Oklahoma City.
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Associated Press
Ray Peery
Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Commission
Alliance
Neb
Peery
Homer
Pine Bluff
Ark
Oklahoma City
Okla
Manhattan
Hays
Kan
Columbus
Commission
Atlanta
Westinghouse Electric Corp
U.S. Ecology Nuclear
Five States
NASA Probes Accidental Launches At Wallops Island
NASA investigates a lightning strike that accidentally launched three small scientific rockets on a Wallops Island pad. The Orion and two test rockets rose to 15,000 feet before landing in the sea. no injuries, damage under 50,000 dollars, and weather satellites were briefly affected.
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Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Wallops Island
NASA
John L. Parks Jr
Wallops Flight Facility
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Orion
Parks
Radon advisory panel finds Kansas not worse than others
The Kansas Radon Advisory Committee learned that statewide radon levels are not significantly higher than national averages. EPA guidance suggests action at four picocuries per liter, with a 1 to 2 percent lung cancer risk at that exposure over 70 years.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Bob Moody
State Department of Health and Environment
KDHE
John Doull
Center of
Washburn University
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Moody
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