Fire threatens to reach radioactive waste at Bridgeton landfill
A long burning fire at the Bridgeton landfill near St Louis sits within 1200 feet of radioactive waste from Mallinckrodt. Officials have prepared a crisis plan for a worst case plume and evacuations though no imminent danger is cited.
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ST. Louis
KMOX
Steve Stenger
St. Louis County
Mallinckrodt Chemical
Environmental Protection Agency
Charles County
Missouri
Chris Koster
Republic Services
Koster
Ed Smith
Missouri Coalition For the Environment
Bridgeton
Major Underground Coal Fires Across the United States
Timeline highlights significant underground fires from 1962 to 2013 across multiple states. Notable events include centralia Pennsylvania where a landfill fire fuels an abandoned mine shaft, Kellogg Idaho a deadly 1972 silver mine blaze killing 91, Easton Pennsylvania 1985 evacuations, Aracoma West Virginia 2006 deaths and penalties, Pasco Washington 2013 ongoing burn, and Elk Creek Colorado 2013 mine closure and job losses.
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Centralia
Kellogg
Idaho
Aracoma Coal Co
Massey Energy Co
Aracoma Coal Subsidiary
Franklin County
Wash
Pasco
Washington State
Somerset
Colo
Elk Creek
Colorado
Associated Press
FAA seeks record 1.9 million fine for SkyPan drone flights
The FAA proposes a 1.9 million dollar penalty against SkyPan International for 64 unauthorized flights in New York and one near Chicago between March 2012 and December 2014. The agency cites unregistered equipment and missing airworthiness and safety gear.
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Chicago
Federal Aviation Administration
New York
SkyPan International
Trump Organization
Endangered Life and Property
Loop
FAA
SkyPan
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
U.S
New World Trade Center
N. Franklin
Walgreens
John Buck Company
Xizmo Media
Students charged after macaroni dispute at UConn
19 year old freshman Luke Gatti is charged with breach of peace and criminal trespass after a confrontation with a campus food court manager over mac and cheese with bacon and jalapenos. A video shows him arguing, shoving, being tackled, and spat at by a worker. He is from Bayville New York and faces Oct 13 court.
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Storrs. Conn
University of Connecticut
Luke Gatti
Gatti
Storrs
Bayville
N.Y
Release of 6,000 drug offenders planned
The federal Bureau of Prisons will release 6,000 prisoners over four days starting Oct 30 in the largest such action in U.S. history. The move reflects a 2010-11 policy shift reducing drug offender sentences by about two years, with 46,000 cases potentially affected.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Prisons
U.S
Obama
Sentencing Commission
Matt Osterrieder
Eric H. Holder Jr
Congress
Justice Department
Department of Justice
Sally Yates
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Russ Knocke
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Kid Scoop
ASWS
Khsmit
Hypothesi
ETS
Vemaclad T
Rnibpedwen
Sjevlos
Ovcompress
Ower
Kidscoop.com
KidScoop
Chronicle
Chroniclet.com
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