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A syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa., Sept. 14, 2021.
OSHA Tasked with Vaccine Mandate
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A syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa., Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021.
FDA Strikes Cautious Tone Ahead of Vaccine Booster Meeting
Is there enough proof that a booster dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective?
Sep 16th, 2021
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Meat Plant Workers Found Dead in Hazmat Incident
The incident is the third major accident at the facility in the past decade.
Sep 15th, 2021
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In this Feb. 27, 2021, file photo, tanks (in gray, beige and blue) store water that was treated but is still radioactive after it was used to cool down spent fuel at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan.
Fukushima Plant Failed to Probe Cause of Faulty Filters
Sep 15th, 2021
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U.S. Grants License for Temporary Nuclear Waste Dump in Texas
Sep 15th, 2021
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Texas Company to Pay Nearly $3M for Clean Air Act Violations
Sep 15th, 2021
Tyson Foods is one of the companies that already said it would require workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Who's Covered by a Vaccine Mandate?
Sep 14th, 2021
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National Guard Spc. Noah Vulpi, left, administers the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to Ira Young Jr. during a vaccination clinic held by the National Guard in Odessa, Texas, May 27, 2021.
Vaccine Mandate Spawns Fear of Finding, Keeping Workers
With help wanted signs up almost everywhere, businesses could lose valuable employees or won't be able to find new ones.
Sep 13th, 2021
Dr. Peter Marks, director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the Food and Drug Administration, testifies during a Senate health committee hearing on Capitol Hill, May 11, 2021.
FDA Hopes Younger Kids Can Get Shots Soon
The agency's vaccine chief says he is “very, very hopeful” that vaccinations for 5- to 11-year-olds will be underway by year’s end.
Sep 13th, 2021
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Manufacturing’s Newest (and Biggest) Challenge
Hackers continue to target industrial control systems and legacy security measures primarily because they utilize outdated technology.
Sep 10th, 2021
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JBS Fined $175K After Conveyer Belt Amputation
The same factory has been cited several times for different incidents in the past year.
Sep 10th, 2021
President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room at the White House,, Sept. 9, 2021.
Federal Mandate Takes Vaccine Decision Off Employers' Hands
Sweeping new orders require employers with more than 100 workers to mandate immunizations or offer weekly testing.
Sep 10th, 2021
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Lessons from 9/11 Survivors' Exposure to Toxic Dust
They are still too often unheeded.
Sep 10th, 2021
This undated photo provided by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shows LDWF personnel triage an oiled tricolored heron recovered at the Alliance Refinery oil spill in Belle Chasse, La. Louisiana wildlife officials say they have documented more than 100 oil-soaked birds near after crude oil spilled from a refinery flooded during Hurricane Ida. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021 that a growing number of oiled birds had been observed within heavy pockets of oil throughout the Phillips 66 Alliance Refinery in Belle Chasse, as well as nearby flooded fields and retention ponds along the Mississippi River.
Oil-Soaked Birds Found near Oil Spill at Refinery after Ida
A growing number of oiled birds had been observed within heavy pockets of oil throughout the Phillips 66 Alliance Refinery.....
Sep 10th, 2021
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Hose Failure Causes 30,000-gallon Diesel Fuel Spill
The company stopped short of giving the spill's precise location.
Sep 9th, 2021
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Tyson Ammonia Leak Triggers Evacuation
A worker found a toxic ammonia gas leak at the beef processing facility.
Sep 9th, 2021
In this image taken from Roscosmos video, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky, top, and Pyotr Dubrov, bottom, perform a spacewalk to replace old batteries outside the International Space Station, June 2, 2021.
Smoke Alarms Sound at Space Station
The incident occurred as the station's batteries were being recharged.
Sep 9th, 2021
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VA Manager Pleads Guilty to Stealing Medical Masks, Supplies
He faces up to 10 years in prison.
Sep 8th, 2021