FILE - Actor Ethan Hawke, right, talks with Charles Gaines as they attend the Mi'kmaq community's water ceremony on the shores of Pomquet Harbour to support the aboriginal call for a moratorium on oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, near Antigonish, Nova Scotia, on Oct. 26, 2015. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Students will collect and analyze environmental samples that are critical for comprehensive understanding of the former defense site pollution
The proposed ban would take effect two years after the effective date of the final rule.
Emergency crews say a chemical spill temporarily shut down roads near Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno.
Communities along the Gulf Coast experienced high water levels in the wake of Laura, the strongest storm to hit the U.S. this year.
The investigation is focusing on how 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate came to be stored at the facility for six years, and why nothing was done about it.
A California panel is considering if the chemical in marijuana that produces a high should be declared a risk to pregnant women and require warnings.
Three workers were injured early Wednesday in a massive explosion at a Texas chemical plant that also blew out the windows and doors of nearby homes.
This Saturday Waste Management is collecting Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) at their facility at 1455 E. Greg Street in Sparks.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will no longer approve labels warning glyphosate is known to cause cancer.
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