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		<title>Puerto Rico Explosion Investigation Points To Defective Fuel Monitor</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13971</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) announced that a malfunctioning fuel monitoring system probably led to the massive explosion at a Caribbean Petroleum Corporation facility near San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The October 23 blast endangered the lives of thousands and ignited an immense blaze that fed on jet fuel, bunker fuel, and gasoline stored at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TVA Says 2/3rds of Coal Ash from Last Year&#8217;s Spill Cleaned Up</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13921</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is stating that most of the coal ash “deemed critical” following last year’s historic spill, has been cleaned up, said WDEF. The authority said some two-thirds of the “critical” spill has been cleaned out of the Emory River
The catastrophic fly ash spill took place last December and released an unimaginable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forum on Silver Eagle Refinery Blasts Yields Few Answers</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13861</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a meeting to discuss last week&#8217;s Silver Eagle Refinery explosion in Woods Cross, Utah, city officials said there was little they could do to regulate the facility. However, City Administrator Gary Uresk  told an audience of  about 200 that the city would work with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Company in Puerto Rico Oil Explosion Has Record of Environmental Violations</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13843</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Caribbean Petroleum Corp., the company at the center of a massive explosion and fire in Puerto Rico last month, has a spotty environmental record.  According to The Miami Herald, over the last ten years, Caribbean Petroleum Corp. has been cited for major environmental violations that have cost it a total of $1.3 million in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Silver Eagle Refinery Blast Only Latest Accident at Utah Facility</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13824</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The explosion that rocked the Silver Eagle Refinery in Utah last week was the second serious accident at the facility this year.  The first incident, a flash fire that occurred on January 12,  seriously injured four people at the Silver Eagle Refinery.
Luckily, no one was injured in last Wednesday&#8217;s Silver Eagle Refinery explosion, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota In Trouble For Denying Defect</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13743</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite a well-publicized accident involving the deaths of a family and a number of its own investigations, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), denies claims that it did not find any defects regarding a huge automobile recall and “unintended acceleration,” said the LATimes.
The regulators have criticized the Toyota Motor Corporation for making “inaccurate and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Puerto Rico Oil Explosion Not a Crime, FBI Says</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13666</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The massive explosion and fire at the Caribbean Petroleum  Corp. storage facility outside San Juan, Puerto Rico last month was not an act of sabotage or a crime.  According to the FBI, a fuel leak sparked the inferno.
The Caribbean Petroleum Corp. explosion occurred around 12:30 a.m. on October 23  at the company’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA Report Details Coal Ash Threat</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13622</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have been following events since the catastrophic fly ash spill that took place last December in Tennessee in which an unimaginable 5.4 million cubic yards of toxic coal sludge was dumped into the Emory and Clinch rivers and the 300 acres surrounding the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) Kingston plant. Now, an emerging Environmental Protection [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Puerto Rico Oil Explosion Fire Extinguished, Investigation Under Way</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13564</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fire from Friday&#8217;s massive oil explosion outside of  San Juan, Puerto Rico has finally been extinguished.  Officials from the FBI and other government agencies have now descended on the smoldering Caribbean Petroleum Corp. depot in an attempt to find out what set off the blast.
The explosion at the Caribbean Petroleum Corp.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Puerto Rico Oil Explosion Prompts White House to Declare State of Emergency</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13562</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The White House has declared a stated of emergency in Puerto Rico, following Friday&#8217;s massive oil explosion and fire at the Caribbean Petroleum Corp. storage facility outside San Juan.  According to a CNN report,  the fire is still burning out of control, and the FBI is treating the site of the blast as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fire From Puerto Rico Oil Explosion Spreads, More Evacuations Ordered</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13558</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Puerto Rican officials have ordered more evacuations following yesterday&#8217;s explosion at the Caribbean Petroleum Corp. storage facility near San Juan.  According to Reuters, the fire sparked by the massive explosion continues to burn, and has spread to even more fuel storage tanks.  The fire is one of the largest ever experienced in Puerto [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Puerto Rico Gas Facility Explosion Prompts Evacuations</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13543</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The area around San Juan, Puerto Rico has been rocked by an explosion at the Caribbean Petroleum Corp. gasoline warehouse and distribution center.  The blast, which occurred around 12:30 a.m., ignited a massive fire. While only minor injuries have been reported, the area around the Caribbean Petroleum Corp. facility was evacuated.
The facility is located [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPSC Issues Warning On In-Home Drowning</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13339</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13339#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has just issued a warning about in-home drownings, noting that the end of outdoor swimming and pool season does not indicate that drowning dangers for young children end. According to the CPSC, after pools, more children drown in bathtubs than in any other product in and around the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TVA Fly Ash Cleanup to Last Three Years</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13220</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13220#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:16:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Efforts to complete cleanup on last year’s massive Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) fly ash spill is expected to take three years, according to Steve McCracken, the newly-named recovery project’s general manager, reported KnoxNews.
According to McCracken, speaking at a news conference at the plant, the properties impacted by the historic and decimating spill will be safe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPSC Warns of Tipping Dangers</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12865</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:21:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is again urging parents to take simple, low-cost steps to prevent deaths and injuries associated with furniture, TV, and appliance tipovers. The CPSC said that, for young children, the home is a playground, and while many parents childproof their homes to ensure safety, some may not be aware [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TVA Gives Fly Ash-Stricken Town $40 Million</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12299</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Readers of this blog are all-too-familiar with December 2008’s catastrophic Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) fly ash spill that dumped a mind-boggling 5.4 million cubic yards—over one billion gallons—of toxic coal sludge into Tennessee’s Emory and Clinch rivers and the 300 acres surrounding the TVA Kingston plant. The spill ravaged the environment, the economy, and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Info on TVA Spill from EPA</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12189</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12189#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have long been covering issues surrounding the catastrophic Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) fly ash spill and have repeatedly expressed concern over the hazards to people and the environment left in the wake of last year’s spill. In December, the spill dumped a mind-boggling 5.4 million cubic yards—over one billion gallons—of toxic coal sludge into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota Rollover Lawsuits Could be Reopened Due to Cover-up Allegations</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12120</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A former lawyer for Toyota has accused the automaker of concealing important information about rollover accidents that resulted in deaths and injuries.  According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, the accusations could ultimately result in hundreds of rollover accident lawsuits against Toyota being reopened.
According to the Times, the stunning allegations were made [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Lawsuit Filed by Business Against Tennessee Valley Authority</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12060</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Readers of this column are all-to-familiar with last year’s historic fly ash spill that dumped a mind-boggling 5.4 million cubic yards—over one billion gallons—of toxic coal sludge into Tennessee’s Emory and Clinch rivers and the 300 acres surrounding the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) Kingston plant.
We have long expressed concern over the hazards to people and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TVA to End Wet Ash Storage</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11735</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/11735#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following months of controversy since the catastrophic Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) fly ash spill, the TVA has finally announced plans to stop storing its coal-fired power plants’ ash in wet landfills, according to the Tennessean, citing an official.
We have long expressed concern over the hazards to people and the environment left in the wake of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Chemical Plant Fire Update</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/10203</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While dangerous emissions were not found in the air surrounding the El Dorado Chemical plant in Bryan, Texas, thousands of residents were forced from their homes, reported the Associated Press (AP), citing the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
The evacuation was initiated because of the risk that ammonium nitrate—a chemical used in the manufacture of explosives—at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Expanded Honda Recall Over Potential Deadly Airbag Defect</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/10201</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Honda Motor Company just announced that it expanded a previous recall from late last year and is now adding nearly a half-million—about 440,000—cars that could contain a dangerous and deadly airbag defect, CNN Money reported.
The affected Honda models include the 2001-2002 Honda Accord, the 2001 Civic, and the 2002-2003 Acura TL. According to CNN [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Chemical Plant Fire Prompts Evacuations</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/10176</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A fire at the El Dorado Chemical plant in Bryan, Texas, while under control, continued to smolder today.  At least 1,000 people are still evacuated because of the risk that ammonium nitrate at the plant could spark an explosion.
The fire at the El Dorado Chemical Co. plant broke out around noon yesterday. Right now, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Questions About Dow Chemical Leak</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/10073</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/10073#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the Dow Chemical leak in Hahnville, Louisiana earlier this month, an investigator from the state&#8217;s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has been a at the plant every day trying to determine what happened.  According to a report in the New Orleans Times-Picayune, DEQ has been accused by an environmental group of ignoring problems [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NHTSA Call for  Cell Phone Driving Ban Suppressed For Seven Years</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/10004</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The federal National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration (NHTSA) made a recommendation that cell phones not be used by drivers, except in cases of emergencies, because of their link to traffic accidents, said MSNBC. That recommendation included hands-free cell phone use.
Unfortunately, the recommendation, which was made about seven years ago—2002 and 2003—was not released to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TVA Raises Alert For Four Coal Waste Sites</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/8580</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have been covering issues surrounding the catastrophic Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) fly ash spill and have expressed concern over the hazards to people and the environment left in the wake of last year’s spill that dumped a mind-boggling 5.4 million cubic yards—over one billion gallons—of toxic coal sludge into Tennessee’s Emory and Clinch rivers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Dow Chemical Leak Reported at Louisiana Plant, Problem Could Linger for Days</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/7808</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dow Chemical leak that occurred in Hahnville, Louisiana earlier this week could affect the area for days, plant officials are saying.  According to a report on WDSU.com, the 640,000 gallon storage tank involved in the incident could intermittently leak ethyl acrylate while the cleanup is ongoing, filling the air with the chemical&#8217;s characteristic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report Looks Into Cause Of Fly Ash Spill</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/7560</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new report says four main causes led to the catastrophic Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) fly ash spill that dumped a devastating 5.4 million cubic yards—over one billion gallons—of toxic coal sludge into Tennessee’s Emory and Clinch rivers and the 300 acres surrounding the TVA Kingston plant. According to KnoxNews, William Walton, AECOM engineer, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rail Cars in DC Metro Crash Should Have Been Replaced</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/7248</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the worst crash in the Washington DC Metro’s 33-year history, it has been revealed that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) made recommendations years ago that, said McClatchy Newspapers, were needed because of passenger vulnerability to “catastrophic damage” in the event of a crash. The collision killed nine and injured 80 people, some critically.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA Says TVA Fly Ash Cleanup Will Finish Up Next Spring</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/7124</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Six months have passed since the catastrophic December 22 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) fly ash spill that dumped a devastating 5.4 million cubic yards—over one billion gallons—of coal sludge into Tennessee’s Emory and Clinch rivers and the 300 acres surrounding its Kingston plant. Now, reports WBIR, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)—now in charge of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DC Metro Crash Kills 9, Injures More than 70</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/7111</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At least 9 are dead following a rear-end crash of two Washington, DC Metro subway trains yesterday.  The Metro crash, which occurred during rush hour, also injured  more than 70 people, United Press International (UPI) is reporting.
Officials are calling yesterday&#8217;s Metro crash the worst in the system&#8217;s 33 year history.  The collision [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TVA Fly Ash Spill Response Report Faults Lack of Protocols</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/7029</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the devastating December 22 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) fly ash spill, attention has been focused on the health hazards of coal ash facilities and emergency response protocols. A lack of the mandatory emergency response protocols adversely affected delivery of critical information and cost the TVA $510,000 for a contractor knowledgeable with appropriate procedures, said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Airline Safety Hearing Underway Following Fatal Buffalo Crash</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/7020</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the catastrophic Buffalo plane crash earlier this year that caused the death of 50 people, government has been focusing on increasing airline safety regulations. RTTNews reported that those speaking before a United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation agreed that airline safety regulations call for improvement, but offered different solutions.
Witnesses, advocates, experts, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAA to Look at Pilot Training Programs After Buffalo Plane Crash</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/6765</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the fatal Continental Flight 3407 crash that killed all 49 crew and passengers and one resident on the ground in Buffalo, NY on February 12, federal officials will be increasing pilot training program inspections at regional airlines, reports the Associated Press (AP).
Last month, the Chicago Tribune reported that investigators told a National Transportation Safety [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Report Highlights Children Drowning Deaths</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/6308</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 18:31:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just released a report about child drowning deaths and injuries in pools and spas in anticipation of this Memorial Day weekend as pools open nationwide.
According to agency data  , nearly 300 children under the age of five drown in pools and spas annually; about 3,000 suffer pool- [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buffalo Plane Crash Hearing Witness  Points to Flaw in Stall Warning System</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/6090</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 19:04:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An investigative panel is looking into the fatal Continental Flight 3407





  crash that killed all 49 crew and passengers and one resident on the ground in Buffalo on February 12. The Chicago Tribune reported that investigators told the panel that an early-warning alarm might have alerted the crew to the drop in speed that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA to Take Over TVA Clean Up</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/6031</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 18:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have long been following the devastating December 22, 2008 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) fly ash spill that dumped a massive 5.4 million cubic yards of coal sludge in Tennessee’s Emory and Clinch rivers and the 300 acres surrounding its Kingston plant.
TVA has spent in excess of $68 million in cleanup and $11 million in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buffalo Crash Likely Caused by Pilot Error, Insufficient Training</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/6012</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 14:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
 There has been much ongoing speculation as to what caused the fatal Continental Flight 3407 crash that killed all 49 crew and passengers and one resident on the ground in Buffalo on February 12. Now, media outlets are pointing to grave pilot error and a background rife with incompetence, including insufficient training. The plane [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Labor Department Plans New Regulations For Diacetyl, Industrial Dust</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5825</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Labor Department is finally making plans to suggest new rules aimed both at limiting exposure to the chemical diacetyl and preventing industrial dust accidents, the Associated Press (AP) is reporting. Diacetyl is the chemical that gives food—specifically, microwave popcorn—a buttery flavor and which has been linked to severe lung disease. In February 2008, an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAA Introduces New Medical Helicopter Rules</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5800</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is generally known that last year was the deadliest in emergency medical helicopter history, with accidents involving air-ambulance flights causing fatalities among patients and medical and flight crews. Finally, after much criticism and too many fatalities—35—last year alone—the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) just announced it has plans to improve air ambulance safety, said the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medical Helicopter Study Spurs Debate</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5706</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year was the deadliest in emergency medical helicopter history, with rule violations and dangerous actions on air-ambulance flights causing fatalities among patients and medical and flight crews, according to a recent USA Today report.  Now, the Wall Street Journal reports that industry groups have been at odds over how to reduce these risks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crocs Lawsuit Raises Concerns About Popular Shoes, Escalators</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5664</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Crocs shoes are raising safety worries, following an accident involving an escalator and a 4-year-old boy.  According to a report on News-Press.com, the child was severely injured last month at Miami International Airport after one of his Crocs became trapped in an escalator.  
The boy&#8217;s family has sued Crocs Inc. because of his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children’s Deaths Over TV Tipovers on the Rise</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5604</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have long written about the dangers children’s toys pose over lead contamination and choking, fall, and fire hazards, to name a few; however, it seems deaths related to television tipovers pose an increasing hazard.
KJRH reported that dozens of children are killed each year by televisions that tip over and that number is on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Long History of Flaws at TVA Facility</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5498</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have long been reporting about the December 22, 2008 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) fly ash spill that dumped a massive 5.4 million cubic yards of coal sludge in Tennessee’s Emory and Clinch rivers and 300 acres surrounding its Kingston plant.  Now, Knoxville News is reporting about numerous issues that likely led to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yamaha Rollover Accidents Prompt Scores of Lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5422</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of lawsuits have been filed on behalf of victims of Yamaha Rhino rollover accidents.  The high number of accidents linked to the Rhino off-road vehicle was among the reasons U.S. regulators launched an investigation of the popular off-roader last November.  That investigation culminated in the recall of more than 145,000 Rhinos announced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TVA Claims Water Near Fly Ash Spill Safe for Recreation, Tests Disagree</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5378</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) just announced that damaged roads are being resurfaced, river dredging continues, and word should be released soon regarding to where the massive mountain of coal fly ash that spilled on December 22  will be moved, reports KnoxNews.  The TVA spill dumped 5.4 million cubic yards of coal sludge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whitestone Bridge Reopened After Friday Accident</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5345</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A construction truck traveling across the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge in New York City hit an overhead sign last Friday afternoon,  causing it to crash onto all five lanes of the bridge deck.  Two people in the truck were injured, and the bridge was closed for several hours.
The accident resulted in the closure of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA Responds to TVA Fly Ash Catastrophe</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5283</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The devastating Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) fly ash spill that released 5.4 million cubic yards of coal sludge in Eastern Tennessee last December is a catastrophe that never should have happened, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ReaditNews is now reporting that the EPA is working on plans to prevent future spills, including collecting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Katrina Lawsuit Against Army Corps of Engineers Will Proceed</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5212</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A U.S. District Court Judge has ruled that a group of Louisiana residents whose homes were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina can proceed with a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. According to the Associated Press, the lawsuit claims the Corps is responsible for the homes&#8217; destruction because it failed to maintain a levy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Boeing 777s At Risk for Power Loss Because of Engine Flaw, NTSB Says</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5101</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. transportation regulators are questioning the safety of some Boeing 777s built with Rolls-Royce engines.  Apparently, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is not convinced that procedures recently adopted by airlines flying Boeing 777s will prevent a potentially catastrophic power loss related to a defect in the Rolls-Royce engine.
According to a report posted on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Possible Dredging at TVA Fly Ash Spill Could Create Health Risks</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4993</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have been reporting on the environmental dangers resulting from the devastating Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) fly ash spill that is exposing area residents and the environment to some serious and dangerous health and environmental problems, such as radium and arsenic exposure.  Now, it seems, dredging the 5.4 million cubic yards of coal sludge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TVA May Stop Using Ash Ponds in Kingston</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4898</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the monumental and catastrophic Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) fly ash spill that dumped over five million cubic yards of sludge into East Tennessee and its surrounding waterways, the TVA has come up with a plan to replace its fly ash ponds, says the Times Free Press.  The devastating million gallon spill decimated homes—some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TVA Fly Ash Pond Given Clean Bill of Health Two Months Before Spill</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4839</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Kingston’s Fossil Plant fly ash spill that dumped 5.4 million cubic yards of sludge into East Tennessee and its Emory River was seemed structurally sound only two months before the catastrophic accident that has decimated homes and water and wildlife, said Knoxville News.  The damage to some homes was so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Months Later, Agencies Await TVA Revised Phase I Clean-Up Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4821</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been two months since the catastrophic Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) fly ash spilled dumped 5.4 million cubic yards of sludge into East Tennessee and its Emory River and residents continue to remain confused and unsure as to what is taking place to make their homes and neighborhoods whole again.  The spill has devastated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pilot&#8217;s Training Under Scrutiny in Buffalo Plane Crash</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4779</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:45:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal investigators analyzing the events leading up to the Buffalo, New York plane crash that killed 50 people last week are now looking at pilot training and the pilot’s responses in his final moments.  Fox News said that investigators are specifically checking into Colgan Air Inc.’s pilot training.  Colgan is the operator of the turboprop [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investigators Look at Pilot&#8217;s Actions in Buffalo Plane Crash</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4771</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investigators probing the crash of Continental Airlines Flight 3407 in Buffalo, New York are taking a closer look at the pilot’s final activities.  Fifty people—49 passengers and crew members and one resident on the ground—perished in the flight that went down into a house in Clarence Center in New York.
WKBW said that investigators are now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Evidence in Buffalo Plane Crash Points to Ice as a Cause</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4760</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the investigation into the crash of Continental Flight 3407 continues to unfold, federal investigators are seeing more evidence that ice, not mechanical failure, caused the accident that killed all 49 passengers and crew and one person on the ground.
According Newsday, investigators are saying that not only does the evidence point to wing icing as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TVA Head Admits Spill Worst Than First Said</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4756</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The head of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Tom Kilgore, admitted that the now-famous fly ash spill that dumped 5.4 million cubic yards of sludge into the Emory River and surrounding land in East Tennessee was much worse that originally presented by the utility authority, reports the Associated Press (AP).
We recently reported that the December [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buffalo-Bound Continental Plane on Autopilot at Time of Crash</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4752</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weather conditions, iced wings, a plane on autopilot, and conflicting signals from two federal agencies all may have contributed to the perfect storm that resulted in the crash of Continental Connection flight 3407 and the deaths of all 49 on board and one person on the ground.
Newsday is reporting that the Continental Connection Flight was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TVA Faces Big Fly Ash Spill Clean Up Bill</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4746</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:46:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The December 22 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) fly ash spill is expected to cost the agency hundreds of millions of dollars in clean-up, litigation, fines, and regulations reported the Knoxville Biz.
Pond dike walls failed at the Kingston Fossil Plant, dumping 5.4 million cubic yards of sludge into the Emory River and surrounding land, damaging homes, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Continental Plane Crash Near Buffalo Leaves 50 Dead</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4739</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The crash of Continental Express flight 3407 near Buffalo, New York last night has left 50 people dead.  The fatalities included all 49 passengers and crew aboard the doomed Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 74-seat turboprop, as well as one person on the ground.
The Continental plane crash occurred around 10:20 p.m. in the Buffalo suburb of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TVA Fly Ash Pond Had Failure in &#8217;80s</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4737</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The notorious December 22 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Fly Ash Spill is apparently not the first accident of its kind at the Fossil Plant, reported the Knoxville Biz, according to TVA records.
TVA&#8217;s 1984 annual inspection report indicates that one of the pond’s interior dikes failed, exterior walls were not designed for additional loads, and an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>KTM Recalls ATVs Over Brake Defect</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4720</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All-terrain vehicles (ATVs) made by KTM  North America, Inc. have been recalled due to a brake failure problem.  According to the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), anyone with one of these recalled ATVs should stop using the vehicle immediately and contact their local KTM dealer to schedule an appointment for a free repair
The KTM ATV [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mississippi River Oil Spill Witness:  Towing Company Regularly Used Improperly Licensed Pilots</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4714</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Coast Guard&#8217;s hearing into last summer&#8217;s Mississippi River oil spill resumed yesterday, with a former port captain for DRD Towing testifying that the company regularly let low-level mariners take charge of vessels they were not licensed to operate alone.  According to The New Orleans Times-Picayune,  the former port captain told the hearing that he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAA to Look at New Rules for Medical Helicopters</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4707</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally, after years of urging and a number of highly publicized accidents and fatalities, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will be looking at new medical helicopter regulations.  The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that in testimony given to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), a senior FAA official noted that the agency is working on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TVA Fly Ash Spill Clean Up Plan Details Released</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4704</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The debris and toxins left behind following late December’s historic Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) massive fly ash spill are finally seeing plans for clean up.  WBIR reported that an official with the TVA met with area residents this weekend to discuss how it will clean up the Emory River; dredging is among the steps that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TVA Fly Ash Health Fears</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4680</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) massive fly ash spill is revealing some serious and dangerous health and environmental outcomes.  Science Daily reported that a Duke University report, conducted on samples from last month’s accident found that “exposure to radium- and arsenic-containing particulates in the ash could have severe health implications” in the affected areas.
“Our radioactive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feds Look Into Medical Helicopter Crashes</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4678</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year was the deadliest year in emergency medical helicopter history with rule violations and dangerous actions on air-ambulance flights causing fatalities among patients and medical and flight crews, reports USA TODAY.  This week, said the Washington Post, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) began a four-day hearing to review the sudden increase in fatal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Has US Airways Adequately Compensated Crash Landing Passengers?</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4630</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although survivors of the dramatic January 15th US Airways crash this month have received some compensation for their troubles, some feel they deserve more, USA Today reports.  US Airways sent each passenger an apology letter, reimbursement for the flight, and an additional payment for $5000, said USA Today.
The safety advocacy group National Air Disaster Alliance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TVA Fly Ash Spill Update</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4625</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) says it’s close to completing the first phase of its fly ash spill clean up, which has been described as significantly expensive, complex, and lengthy, reports the Tennessee Green.
In December, a dam break at TVA’s Kingston Fossil Plant caused a massive fly ash—also known as coal ash—spill that released 80 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Air Crash Update</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4622</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, the second engine from the US Airways plane that was forced to crash-land in the Hudson River near Manhattan was found.  Now, Newsday is reporting that flight 1549’s engine is in the process of being raised from the Hudson, say authorities.
Bloomberg News previously reported that “organic material” and a feather were found on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TVA Memo Shows Attempt to Downplay Fly Ash Spill</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has been accused by critics of downplaying the seriousness of last month&#8217;s fly ash spill at it&#8217;s Kingston Fossil Plant.  Now, the Associated Press is reporting that those critics may have had a point.
According to the Associated Press, a memo prepared by TVA&#8217;s public relations department for a press briefing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Second US Airways Engine Found</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4606</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The second engine from the US Airways plane that was forced to crash-land in the Hudson River near Manhattan has been found.  Bloomberg News reported that “organic material” and a feather were found on parts of the engine, which corroborates the pilot’s report of a bird collision leading to the forced landing.
The National Transportation Safety [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unclear if Crashed US Airways Jet Underwent Engine-Specific Inspections</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4597</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the investigation into the crash landing of US Airways Flight 1549 continues, additional information about its engines continues to surface.  It seems that just two weeks before the now infamous Airbus A320 was forced to crash land into New York’s Hudson River, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mandated increased inspections for the type of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Airways Crash:  2 Failed Engines, Dozens of Injured, Jet Fuel in the Hudson</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4575</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal investigators have confirmed that both engines failed in last week’s emergency crash landing of US Airways Flight 1549.  The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported that recovered black box data confirmed what the pilots first said:  Birds collided with the jet causing them to make an unusual emergency landing into New York’s Hudson River, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Airways Plane Crashes In Hudson River</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4569</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[News headlines everywhere are leading with yesterday’s US Airways emergency crash landing into New York’s icy Hudson River.  The plane collided with a flock of birds and was forced to emergency land in the waters near Manhattan, said Newsday.  It seems that the collision blew both engines, said the San Francisco Gate.
Spokesman Doug Church from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Pool Law Being Ignored</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4568</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a notice on a new pool law that became effective December 19, 2008.  But, the critical law, aimed at saving children’s lives, is being ignored.
Last month’s release reminded public pool and spa owners and operators about the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, aimed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Despite Heavy Rain In Days Prior to Spill, Fly Ash Dumping Continued at TVA Site</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4556</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) continued to dump fly ash into a coal waste retention pond all through the wet autumn of 2008.  According to the Knoxville News, that activity contrasted to activity last winter when the TVA stopped deposits at the Kingston  Fossil Plant detention pond over fears that heavy rain would raise water [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TVA Mulling Fly Ash Disposal Options</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4536</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is trying to determine the best way to dispose of over a billion tons of a fly ash following a spill that devastated hundreds of acres in Eastern Tennessee last month.  According to a report on knoxnews.com, representatives from the TVA said yesterday that the main goal of the massive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TVA Gets an Earful at Senate Hearing</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4528</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Late last week, the head of a Senate committee blasted the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for its failures related to last month&#8217;s fly ash spill in Kingston, TN.  Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., head of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, charged the TVA with trying to dispose coal wastes in the cheapest possible manner [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rupture  Reported at Another TVA Retention Pond as Calls for More Oversight Grow</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4517</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:46:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unbelievably, another waste pond at a coal-powered plant owned by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has ruptured  &#8211; this time in Alabama.   TVA officials say that unlike another incident which spilled a billion gallons of coal ash  in Eastern Tennessee last month, this spill has been contained.  But news of this latest accident is sure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Residents Express Anger Over TVA Fly Ash Spill</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4503</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People living around the site of last month&#8217;s Tennessee fly ash spill are still not satisfied with the answers they are getting from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), as well as state and local officials.  According to the Associated Press, at two public meetings in Kingston and Harriman, Tennessee on Tuesday, residents had many questions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former Regulator Said TVA Could Have Prevented Coal Ash Spill</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4494</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A former federal regulator claims the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) ignored two leaks at its Kingston Fossil Plant&#8217;s fly ash retention pond that could have been a warning of the disaster to come.  Retired engineer Jack Spadaro told the Associated Press that the leaks, which occurred in 2003 and 2006, were an indication of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oregon Imposes New ATV Rules</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4488</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Effective January 1, new all-terrain vehicle (ATV) rules are in place in the State of Oregon. Under Oregon&#8217;s new rules, all people under the age of 16 who operate an ATV on public land must have adult supervision.  According to the Mail Tribune, the adult—and the youth—must also have successfully completed a state-approved safety-training course [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fuel Tank Ruptured After Denver Plane Crash</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4484</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal transportation officials investigating last month&#8217;s Denver plane crash say a ruptured fuel tank was behind a spectacular fire that occurred after the Continental airlines flight careened off of the runway and Denver International Airport.  According to a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), after the fuel tank ruptured, fuel spilled onto an engine where it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TVA Fly Ash Spill Subject of Senate Hearing on Thursday</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4480</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Senate committee will look into last month&#8217;s Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)  fly ash spill at a hearing scheduled for Thursday.  According to a report on Bloomberg.com, the hearing before the  Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will focus on whether more federal oversight of coal waste storage sites is needed.
The Tennessee fly ash [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leaks Reported at TVA Fly Ash Pond in Years Before Spill</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4471</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Disturbing questions are being raised about last month&#8217;s Tennessee fly ash spill.  According to a report in The Chattanooga Times Free Press, the fly ash retention pond at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Kingston Fossil Plant had experienced several leaks over the past decade.  Yet even though it knew about such problems, the TVA continued [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wind May Have Played Role in Denver Plane Crash</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4466</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal transportation officials are trying to determine if high wind gusts played a role in pushing a Continental airlines flight off a runway at Denver International Airport last month, injuring 37 people. According to the Associated Press, wind gusts at the time of the accident measured as high as 37 mph.
The Denver plane crash occurred [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TVA Fly Ash Spill Could Bring Tougher Regulations</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4464</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the wake of last month&#8217;s Tennessee fly ash spill, the governor of that state is promising more oversight of coal ash retention ponds.  While touring the area around the Tennessee Valley Authority&#8217;s (TVA) Kingston Fossil Plant were the spill occurred, Gov. Phil Bredesen said the adoption of tougher regulations for coal waste storage  was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Metrolink Crash Lawsuits Filed</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4459</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the fatal Metrolink train crash that killed 25 people and injured 138, seven lawsuits have been filed.  Officials said 220 people were aboard the commuter train on September 13, which was heading from Union Station in downtown Los Angeles to Ventura County, when it ran head-on into a Union Pacific freight train traveling in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tennessee Fly Ash Spill Lawsuit Seeks $165 Mil From TVA</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4455</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A developer is the first Tennessee landowner to file a lawsuit against the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for last week&#8217;s devastating fly ash spill.  The lawsuit is seeking $165 million in damages from the TVA.
The Tennessee fly ash spill occurred  around 1:00 a.m. last Monday morning after  a wall holding back 80 acres of sludge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arsenic, Other Toxins Found in Water Near Tennessee Fly Ash Spill</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4447</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) said that some  tests done in the wake of last week&#8217;s fly ash spill showed high  amounts of arsenic in water, the Associated Press is reporting.  State and federal officials are urging residents around Kingston, TN to stop drinking water from private wells or springs, the report said.  However, they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Floor Mats Implicated in Car Accidents</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4443</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More and more, automobile floor mats have been found to be the culprit in a number of car accidents.  According to a new report in Newsday, at least one million vehicle recalls have been linked to floor mats “that are poorly designed, improperly used, or both” over the past quarter century.
The most recently reported crash [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TVA Promises to Clean Up Fly Ash Spill, Faces Criticism Over Response</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4440</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has promised to clean up more than a billion gallons of fly ash that spilled from one of its retention ponds near Knoxville last week.  Meanwhile, an environmental group is faulting the TVA for failing to adequately warn residents in the area of the spill of possible toxins that might [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TVA Ups Fly Ash Spill Estimate</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4431</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) now says that  5.4 million cubic yards of potentially toxic fly ash was released from a retention pond at its Kingston Fossil Plant in Roane County, TN when a dam burst there early Monday morning.  According to the Knoxville News, that&#8217;s triple the estimate of  1.7 million cubic yards the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report Says Pilots in Denver Plane Crash Tried to Abort Takeoff</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:53:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The pilots of a plane that ran off a Denver runway on Saturday were aborting their takeoff right before the accident.  According to The Wall Street Journal, the pilots aborted the takeoff as the Continental Airlines flight was traveling down the runway at a high rate of speed, but the plane became uncontrollable and careened [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Denver Plane Crash Investigators Say &#8220;Odd Noise&#8221; Heard Before Accident</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Continental Airlines jet that careened off a runway in Denver on Saturday made &#8220;an odd noise&#8221; just before the accident, investigators said yesterday.  According to a report in the Associated Press, the &#8220;rattling and bumping noise&#8221; could be heard on the flight&#8217;s data records about 41 seconds after the Boeing 737 started its trip [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Denver Plane Crash Injures 38</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investigators still don&#8217;t know why a  Continental Airlines flight skidded off a Denver runway over the weekend.  USA Today is reporting that the accident injured 38 people, but there were no fatalities.
The accident occurred Saturday evening at around 6:18 p.m., when Continental flight 1404 was attempting to take off from Denver International Airport. According to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Safe Holiday Decorating</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year in the days surrounding the holiday season, approximately 11,000 people suffer decoration-related accidents and require emergency room treatment, reports ABC News, which notes that falls, cuts, shocks, and burns are among the most popular injuries.  Also, says ABC, the National Fire Protection Association says that each year there are about 240 fires, 16 [...]]]></description>
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