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Nations' differing rules let automakers skimp on recalls
2014-12-25 01:59:28| Automakers - Topix.net
Clarence Ditlow of the Center for Auto Safety holds up a General Motors ignition switch similar to those linked to 13 deaths and dozens of crashes of Chevrolet Cobalts and other GM cars. DETROIT - When it comes to making and selling cars, the auto industry thinks and acts globally: There is near-seamless coordination among parts suppliers, factories and dealerships.
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Drones Help Utilities Meet OSHA Rules
2014-12-24 20:33:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Bill Siuru, Contributing Writer Through drone technology, utilities can help make tower climbing safer for their linemen in the field. read more
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E.P.A. Issues New Rules on Disposal of Coal Ash
2014-12-20 04:06:24| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday announced the first federal guidelines for disposing of coal ash, instructing power plants to implement safeguards against contaminating nearby water supplies. But the agency did not require many of the restrictions that had been urged by environmentalists and other advocates, who point to studies showing coal ash the material that remains when coal is burned to produce electricity contains a significant amount of carcinogens. This rule is a pragmatic...
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Coal ash is not hazardous waste under U.S. agency rules
2014-12-20 01:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: In a disappointment to environmentalists, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued rules on Friday labeling coal ash, a byproduct of coal-based power production containing toxic materials such as arsenic and lead, as non-hazardous waste. The label means that states and environmental groups taking legal action, and not the EPA, will be the primary enforcers of the first-ever federal rules targeting coal ash, which will require the closure of some coal ash holding ponds leaking contaminants...
Special enforcement nabs drivers violating train crossing rules
2014-12-19 04:15:22| Railroads - Topix.net
Cedar Rapids police and Union Pacific Railroad crews had a safety message for motorists in Cedar Rapids on Thursday. That message was heed the warning lights at railroad crossings or pay a price.
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