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UK: Heathrow Airport Evacuated Following Hazardous Materials Scare

21 people reported injuries after Terminal 4 at Heathrow Airport was closed temporarily and evacuated on Monday, September 8, following a “possible hazardous materials incident.” The terminal was reopened, and the nature of the incident has not been disclosed and the Metropolitan Police announced that no trace of any "adverse substance" was found.

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UK: Chlorine Gas Leak Forces Evacuation at Guy’s Hospital in London

A chlorine gas leak at Guy’s Hospital in London on Thursday, August 14, forced the evacuation of over 150 people. Four were hospitalized after inhaling the gas.

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US: Granada Hills Residents Protest Over L.A. Fire Debris Disposal Plans

Residents of Granada Hills, a suburb of Los Angeles, protested outside Van Gogh Elementary School on Tuesday, February 18, against plans to send fire debris from the LA wildfires to the nearby Sunshine Canyon landfill.

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Waste Crisis Deepens Misery In Gaza As War Rages

Palestenians collect recyclable materials from garbage piles near makeshift tents in the coastal area of Khan Yunis, Gaza, on October 15, 2024. Public services have largely halted due to the ongoing conflict, leaving many families living in hazardous conditions. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Waste Crisis Deepens Misery In Gaza As War Rages

Palestenians collect recyclable materials from garbage piles near makeshift tents in the coastal area of Khan Yunis, Gaza, on October 15, 2024. Public services have largely halted due to the ongoing conflict, leaving many families living in hazardous conditions. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Waste Crisis Deepens Misery In Gaza As War Rages

Palestenians collect recyclable materials from garbage piles near makeshift tents in the coastal area of Khan Yunis, Gaza, on October 15, 2024. Public services have largely halted due to the ongoing conflict, leaving many families living in hazardous conditions. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Waste Crisis Deepens Misery In Gaza As War Rages

A palestinian man collects recyclable materials from garbage piles near makeshift tents in the coastal area of Khan Yunis, Gaza, on October 15, 2024. Public services have largely halted due to the ongoing conflict, leaving many families living in hazardous conditions. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure Hearing - Washington

Mitch Warren, Executive Director, Northeast Corridor Commission, appears before a House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials hearing “Amtrak Operations: Examining the Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Efficiency and Service” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure Hearing - Washington

Mitch Warren, Executive Director, Northeast Corridor Commission, appears before a House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials hearing “Amtrak Operations: Examining the Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Efficiency and Service” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure Hearing - Washington

Stephen Gardner, Chief Executive Officer, Amtrak appears before a House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials hearing “Amtrak Operations: Examining the Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Efficiency and Service” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure Hearing - Washington

Stephen Gardner, Chief Executive Officer, Amtrak appears before a House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials hearing “Amtrak Operations: Examining the Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Efficiency and Service” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure Hearing - Washington

Mitch Warren, Executive Director, Northeast Corridor Commission, appears before a House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials hearing “Amtrak Operations: Examining the Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Efficiency and Service” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure Hearing - Washington

Stephen Gardner, Chief Executive Officer, Amtrak appears before a House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials hearing “Amtrak Operations: Examining the Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Efficiency and Service” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure Hearing - Washington

United States Representative Pete Stauber (Republican of Minnesota) questions the panel during a House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials hearing “Amtrak Operations: Examining the Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Efficiency and Service” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure Hearing - Washington

Stephen Gardner, Chief Executive Officer, Amtrak appears before a House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials hearing “Amtrak Operations: Examining the Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Efficiency and Service” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure Hearing - Washington

Stephen Gardner, Chief Executive Officer, Amtrak appears before a House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials hearing “Amtrak Operations: Examining the Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Efficiency and Service” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure Hearing - Washington

Stephen Gardner, left, Chief Executive Officer, Amtrak, looks on while Mitch Warren, right, Executive Director, Northeast Corridor Commission responds to questions during a House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials hearing “Amtrak Operations: Examining the Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Efficiency and Service” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure Hearing - Washington

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials hearing “Amtrak Operations: Examining the Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Efficiency and Service” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Federal gov't sues U.S. railroad over discharge of pollutants, hazardous substances

STORY: Federal gov't sues U.S. railroad over discharge of pollutants, hazardous substances DATELINE: April 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of NTSB investigators at the site of the train derailment (courtesy of NTSB) 2. aerial footage of derailed freight train in East Palestine, Ohio (courtesy of NTSB) STORYLINE: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday a complaint against Norfolk Southern related to a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, last month. The complaint seeks penalties and injunctive relief for "the unlawful discharge of pollutants, oil, and hazardous substances," and declaratory judgment on liability for past and future costs. On Feb. 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials, including hazardous substances, pollutants, and oil derailed in East Palestine, a community of approximately 5,000 residents located on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. The derailment resulted in a pile of burning rail cars,

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U.S. agency investigating Norfolk Southern's safety practices after train accidents

STORY: U.S. agency investigating Norfolk Southern's safety practices after train accidents DATELINE: March 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of NTSB investigators at the site of the train derailment (courtesy of NTSB) 2. aerial footage of the derailed freight train in East Palestine, Ohio (courtesy of NTSB) 3. various of U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's tweet STORYLINE: The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced on Tuesday "a special investigation" of Norfolk Southern Railway's organization and safety culture. The NTSB urged Norfolk Southern to take immediate action to "review and assess its safety practices," given the number and significance of recent accidents involving the company. The announcement came more than a month after a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. The Feb. 3 derailment resulted in a significant fire and hazardous materials relea

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U.S. Ohio derailment leads to long-term environmental, health, legal concerns

STORY: U.S. Ohio derailment leads to long-term environmental, health, legal concerns DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "Local residents feared for their health and concerns have mounted about the environmental effect, after about 50 Norfolk Southern train cars, including at least 10 carrying hazardous materials, derailed on Feb. 3 in the Ohio village of East Palestine. No one was injured in the derailment that investigators said was caused by a broken axle. Fearful of a major explosion, the authorities have carved out an evacuation zone and carried out a controlled release of toxic fumes to neutralize burning cargo. 'Plumes of smoke, questions about dead animals, worries about the drinking water. A train derailment in Ohio and subsequent burning of some of the hazardous chemicals has people asking: How worried should they

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U.S.-OHIO-EAST PALESTINE-TRAIN-DERAILMENT

(230215) -- EAST PALESTINE (U.S.), Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Norfolk Southern freight train runs past the site of the Feb. 3 derailment on the outskirts of the village of East Palestine, Ohio, the United States, on Feb. 14, 2023. Residents in and around the village of East Palestine feared for their health and concerns have mounted about the environmental effect, after about 50 Norfolk Southern train cars, including 20 carrying hazardous materials, derailed on Feb. 3 on the outskirts of the village. (Photo by Phil Zhang/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Roundup: Ohio derailment leads to long-term environmental, health, legal concerns

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U.S.-OHIO-EAST PALESTINE-TRAIN-DERAILMENT

(230215) -- EAST PALESTINE (U.S.), Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Twisted rails are seen on the site of the Feb. 3 derailment on the outskirts of the village of East Palestine, Ohio, the United States, on Feb. 14, 2023. Residents in and around the village of East Palestine feared for their health and concerns have mounted about the environmental effect, after about 50 Norfolk Southern train cars, including 20 carrying hazardous materials, derailed on Feb. 3 on the outskirts of the village. (Photo by Phil Zhang/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Roundup: Ohio derailment leads to long-term environmental, health, legal concerns

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U.S.-OHIO-EAST PALESTINE-TRAIN-DERAILMENT

(230215) -- EAST PALESTINE (U.S.), Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers drain contaminated water on the site of the Feb. 3 derailment on the outskirts of the village of East Palestine, Ohio, the United States, on Feb. 14, 2023. Residents in and around the village of East Palestine feared for their health and concerns have mounted about the environmental effect, after about 50 Norfolk Southern train cars, including 20 carrying hazardous materials, derailed on Feb. 3 on the outskirts of the village. (Photo by Phil Zhang/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Roundup: Ohio derailment leads to long-term environmental, health, legal concerns

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U.S.-OHIO-EAST PALESTINE-TRAIN-DERAILMENT

(230215) -- EAST PALESTINE (U.S.), Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Train wreckage from the Feb. 3 derailment is seen piled up beside the railway on the outskirts of the village of East Palestine, Ohio, the United States, on Feb. 14, 2023. Residents in and around the village of East Palestine feared for their health and concerns have mounted about the environmental effect, after about 50 Norfolk Southern train cars, including 20 carrying hazardous materials, derailed on Feb. 3 on the outskirts of the village. (Photo by Phil Zhang/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Roundup: Ohio derailment leads to long-term environmental, health, legal concerns

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U.S.-OHIO-EAST PALESTINE-TRAIN-DERAILMENT

(230215) -- EAST PALESTINE (U.S.), Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Train wreckage from the Feb. 3 derailment is seen piled up beside the railway on the outskirts of the village of East Palestine, Ohio, the United States, on Feb. 14, 2023. Residents in and around the village of East Palestine feared for their health and concerns have mounted about the environmental effect, after about 50 Norfolk Southern train cars, including 20 carrying hazardous materials, derailed on Feb. 3 on the outskirts of the village. (Photo by Phil Zhang/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Roundup: Ohio derailment leads to long-term environmental, health, legal concerns

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U.S.-OHIO-EAST PALESTINE-TRAIN-DERAILMENT

(230215) -- EAST PALESTINE (U.S.), Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Norfolk Southern freight train runs past the site of the Feb. 3 derailment on the outskirts of the village of East Palestine, Ohio, the United States, on Feb. 14, 2023. Residents in and around the village of East Palestine feared for their health and concerns have mounted about the environmental effect, after about 50 Norfolk Southern train cars, including 20 carrying hazardous materials, derailed on Feb. 3 on the outskirts of the village. (Photo by Phil Zhang/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Roundup: Ohio derailment leads to long-term environmental, health, legal concerns

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U.S.-OHIO-EAST PALESTINE-TRAIN-DERAILMENT

(230215) -- EAST PALESTINE (U.S.), Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Excavators dig up contaminated soil on the site of the Feb. 3 derailment on the outskirts of the village of East Palestine, Ohio, the United States, on Feb. 14, 2023. Residents in and around the village of East Palestine feared for their health and concerns have mounted about the environmental effect, after about 50 Norfolk Southern train cars, including 20 carrying hazardous materials, derailed on Feb. 3 on the outskirts of the village. (Photo by Phil Zhang/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Roundup: Ohio derailment leads to long-term environmental, health, legal concerns

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Robot that can work in radioactive environment

MITO, Japan - A robot developed to work in highly radioactive environment hazardous to human body is demonstrated at the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) on March 14. JAERI has developed three types of the RESQ (Remote Surveillance Squad) robot. RESQ-C, equipped with two manipulators, can go up or down the stairs, open or shut the door, close or open valves and collect samples of gases, liquids and solid materials, JAERI officials said.

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M'bishi Electric develops low-cost tech to decompose wastewater

An official of Mitsubishi Electric Corp. briefs reporters at its research center in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 27, 2015, on the company's experimental device that decomposes hazardous materials such as dioxin and pesticides contained in industrial wastewater at low cost. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire at U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa

Photo taken June 22, 2020, shows white smoke rising after a fire broke out at a hazardous materials building at the U.S. Kadena Air Base in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa. No injuries have been reported. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire at U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa

Photo taken June 22, 2020, shows white smoke rising after a fire broke out at a hazardous materials building at the U.S. Kadena Air Base in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa. No injuries have been reported. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Robot that can work in radioactive environment

MITO, Japan - A robot developed to work in highly radioactive environment hazardous to human body is demonstrated at the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) on March 14. JAERI has developed three types of the RESQ (Remote Surveillance Squad) robot. RESQ-C, equipped with two manipulators, can go up or down the stairs, open or shut the door, close or open valves and collect samples of gases, liquids and solid materials, JAERI officials said.