Environmental Safety

Hazardous Materials Pollution Control Chemical Safety Fire Hazards Air Quality Chemical Spills Waste Management Pollution Nuclear Waste Management Chemical Hazards

UMBC Building Evacuated After Reported Chemical Spill

Containment is ongoing with one person evaluated and no injuries reported.

Chemnitz Closes Ebersdorfer Wald After Repeated Finds of Mystery Ampoules

Tohoku Electric Halts Onagawa Unit 2 After Trace Radioactive Steam Found Indoors

Police and DEA Announce 2026 Drug Take Back Day Drop-Off Sites

City Bell School Evacuated After Plastic Bottle Explodes in Classroom

Banned Pesticide Confirmed in Bretzfeld Dog Poisonings, Police Say

Tanker Fire After Fort Worth Crash Near Gas Station Leaves Driver Critical

Minnesota Train Derailment Near Warroad Prompts Evacuations

Yeongdeok Mayor Seeks Removal of Aging Wind Turbines After Deadly Fire

Hazmat Response at Alameda Apartment Sends Child and Adult to Hospital

Industrial Fire Burns Two Fuel Tanks in La Porte Near Bayport

GGD Urges Ban on UF Insulation Foam After Hazardous Formaldehyde Found in Dutch Homes

Shelter-in-Place Remains as Large Fire Burns at Dayton Vehicle-Recycling Plant

Wind Blows Empty Container Off Puerto Madryn Pier, Grounding Near Yacht Club

LAUSD Commits $604 Million to Rebuild Palisades Schools as Pali High Sets Jan. 27 Return

Otsu Court Rejects Bid to Halt 7 Reactors at Three Fukui Nuclear Plants

Chernobyl Director Warns New Strike Could Collapse Internal Shelter

Damaged Sanctions-Listed Tanker Anchors Off Bulgaria as Rescue Pauses for High Winds

Palisades Charter High Sets January Return to Campus Using Portables After Wildfire

Carbon Monoxide Leak at Derrimut Meat Plant Sends 14 Workers to Hospital