Research identifies migration, housing quality as risk factors in earthquake deaths
The vast majority of earthquakes strike inside the Ring of Fire, a string of volcanoes and tectonic activity that wraps ...
Global internet grid could better detect earthquakes with new algorithm
Early detection of earthquakes could be vastly improved by tapping into the world's internet network with a groundbreaking ...
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Management of Slope Stability Risks Using Geotechnical Instrumentation at Landfills
The use of geotechnical instruments is essential for ensuring the long-term stability of landfills slopes. These instruments ...
EPA takes unprecedented step to remove uranium waste from the Navajo Nation
The Quivira Mine cleanup is part of the 2014 Tronox settlement, which provided $5.15 billion to clean up contaminated sites across the United States. The settlement allocated $1 billion of those funds ...
Former Wayne County landfill listed as site of PFAS contamination, marking 300 sites in Michigan
The Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART) last week announced that the groundwater near a former Wayne County Landfill ...
The Macomb Daily18d
Day four of landfill search turns up no new evidence of missing mom: police
Police searching a Macomb County landfill for the remains of missing mom Ashley Elkins found nothing substantive Thursday, but say they will return Friday morning to go a “little deeper ...
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Poughkeepsie receives grant to plan remediation of former landfill
Community members in Poughkeepsie check out a former landfill-turned-abandoned-plaza on Route 44. The town of Poughkeepsie has received a New York state grant to start planning a years-long ...
Hawaii News Now18d
City’s proposed landfill site draws strong opposition at Wahiawa town hall meeting
WAHIAWA (HawaiiNewsNow) - For the first time, Wahiawa area residents got the chance to react to the city’s proposal to build a 15-acre landfill on agricultural land in Central Oahu. Nearly all ...
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In Wake of December Earthquake, World Bank Provides $30 Million Grant to Bolster Vanuatu’s Recovery and Resilience
PORT VILA, January 16, 2025 – The World Bank continues to support Vanuatu to recover from the aftermath of last month’s devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake with an additional ... towards ...
USA Today19d
A small quake just shook Virginia. How rare are East Coast earthquakes?
A small earthquake that startled residents near Richmond, Virginia, this week is a reminder that the East Coast is not exempt from the dangers of temblors. The 2.8 quake hit about 6 miles ...
Kent Online19d
Kent sends less than 1% of rubbish to landfill - but recycling rates “stagnating”
Kent sends less than one per cent of its rubbish to landfill sites but recycling rates in the county are “stagnating”. That’s according to the latest figures contained in a new Kent County ...
MLive19d
Landfill search enters day 3 for Michigan mom who disappeared while running errands
ROSEVILLE, MI – The landfill search for evidence related to the disappearance of a Michigan mom is now in its third day, FOX 2 Detroit reports. Ashley Elkins, 30, of Warren, was last heard from ...