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A scientist prepares samples while doing research on PFAS at a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lab. Understanding of chemicals’ risks has been built on IRIS assessments.
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Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin, testifies to the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Interior, Environment and related agencies on the budget request for the EPA, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Washington.
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A SpaceX Falcon9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon capsule attached, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39-A on Nov. 15, 2020, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
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In this May 4, 2006, file photo, International Coal Group chief executive Bennett Hatfield makes his closing statement during the final day of the Sago Mine disaster hearings at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, W.Va. West Virginia State Police say longtime coal company executive Hatfield was found dead Monday, May 23, 2016.
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Video AI agents uncover production floor risks, including missing PPE, idle workstations and operational bottlenecks.
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This April 18, 2017, file photo shows the suburban Minneapolis headquarters of Syngenta in Minnetonka, Minn. A trial is poised to begin Monday, June 5, against Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta over its decision to introduce a genetically engineered corn seed variety to the U.S. market before China approved it for imports.
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Lawsuits Kick Off Over Corn
Lawsuits allege Syngenta's move wrecked an increasingly important export market for U.S. corn and resulted in price drops that hurt all producers.
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This photo from video by KCTV5 shows damage to the side of a building in the aftermath of a fatal explosion at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence, Mo., Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
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Explosion at Ammunition Plant Kills 1
Other explosions have occurred at the Midwestern plant, including a 1990 blast that killed one worker and a 1981 explosion that severely burned a worker who later died.
April 12, 2017
This Monday, April 3, 2017 photo from video by KMOV shows damage to the roof of a box company in St. Louis after a boiler exploded and flew before crashing through the roof of a nearby laundry business. Authorities said several people were killed as a result of the explosion.
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3 Dead in Boiler Explosion
The explosion launched the van-sized boiler through the roof.
April 4, 2017
Srinivas Kuchibhotla, left, poses for photo with his wife Sunayana Dumala in Las Vegas. In the middle of a crowded bar, a 51-year-old former air traffic controller yelled at two Indian men - Kuchibhotla and Alok Madasani - to 'get out of my country,' witnesses said, then opened fire in an attack that killed one of the men and wounded the other, as well as a third man who tried to help, Thursday, Feb 23, 2017, in Olathe, Kan.
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Man Shot in KS was Garmin Engineer
Witnesses say the gunman, Adam Purinton, yelled at the two Indian men to "get out of my country" and opened fire.
February 27, 2017
This November 2013 file photo shows the top of the Schlitterbahn Waterparks and Resorts new Verruckt waterslide in Kansas City, Kan. The waterslide on which a state lawmaker's 10-year-old son was killed Aug 7, 2016, will be demolished once the unfolding investigation of the tragedy is finished, the water park's operators said Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016.
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World's Tallest Waterslide Will Be Demolished
Verruckt, which is German for "insane," featured multi-person rafts that made a 17-story drop at speeds of up to 70 mph.
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A combination of the two businesses would create a giant seed and farm chemical company with a strong presence in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
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A Garmin nuvi 67LMT pictured above. A Missouri woman stole $1.2 million during a job at Garmin International, a new federal indictment alleges.
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Woman Accused of Embezzling
She stole $1.2 million from Garmin and then went on to embezzle $300K from Black & Veatch.
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