EPA tests limited at New York New Jersey Superfund sites after storm
After the storm EPA says no significant damage at 247 monitored Superfund sites in NY and NJ but many inspections were visual rather than soil or water tests. EPA tested a few sites poststorm and declined to detail recent testing locations. Critics urge fuller testing to prevent groundwater and ocean contamination. Lead, antimony, arsenic, and copper elevated at Raritan Bay Slag site, with historic high lead levels noted.
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Old Bridge
N.J
Environmental Protection Agency
New York
New Jersey
EPA
Jeff Tittel
The
Sierra Club
Gowanus Canal
Brooklyn
Newtown Creek
Queens
Raritan Bay
Stacy Kika
U.S
Frank Lautenberg
D-N.j
Healing begins in Newtown as faith and therapy aid recovery
In Newtown the community seeks a path forward after the Sandy Hook massacre. Church leaders receive standing ovations while therapists, service dogs, and other helpers flood in to support families, students, and residents coping with grief.
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Newtown, Conn
Newtown
Sandy Hook
Robert Weiss
St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church
Carole MacInnes
Connecticut
Rick Kaplan
South Carolina
Kaplan
Newtown’s
Addison Stychalsky
Conn
Libby
Beam-a robots let workers beam into offices from afar
In Silicon Valley, engineer Dallas Goecker attends meetings and roams the Palo Alto office from Seymour Indiana via the Beam-a, a five foot telepresence machine by Suitable Technologies. Telepresence robots, now sold by a dozen firms, offer live video, audio and remote movement to create a sense of presence despite distance while highlighting limits of remote work for casual collaboration.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Dallas Goecker
Silicon Valley
Goecker
California
Seymour
Indiana
Josh Faust
Stephanie Lee
Suitable Technologies
Oregon mall shooting survivor shares her perspective
Kristina Shevchenko, 15, describes the moment bullets began to fly during the December 11 Oregon mall shooting at Clackamas Town Center. She hid with a friend, realized she had been shot in the chest, and reflects on survival, forgiveness, and valuing life amid tragedy.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
KPTV
Kristina Shevchenko
Clackamas
Jacob Roberts
Calif. couple vindicate marriage after 48 years
Redlands couple Bob and Norma Clark finally formalized their marriage 48 years after their 1964 church wedding. Clerks in San Mateo lost the license, but on November 21 they filed anew at the San Bernardino County Hall of Records with original wedding witnesses as witnesses, ensuring legal recognition for Social Security purposes.
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Redlands
Calif
Bob
Norma Clark
California
Los Angeles
Palm Springs
Clarks
San Francisco
Hall of Records
San Mateo County
Bob Clark
Redlands Daily Facts
San Bernardino County
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Laurence Ha
Trinity Episcopal Church
Kathleen Adams-Shepherd
Adam Lanza
Nancy
Rick Scinto
St. Rose of Lima
Shevchenko
D. Phillips
Lagana
E. Franklin Blvd
Gastonia
N.C
North Carolina
Christian Legal Society
Last Will & Testament
Lloyd T. Kelso
Truthdrivenjustice.com
Union Road
Ymca Stu
Cessp
Aiekt
Seraphedi
Mighty Dollar
Sam
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