Las Animas - Bent County Library District

In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town's water supply, causing the worst cancer cluster un history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict or reverse it.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is authorized by Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S. 25-11-301 et. seq.) to assist local governments in the identification and management of uranium mill tailings remaining in western Colorado communities. Because tailings deposits are often associated with utility rights-of-ways and private property, this plan is also designed to assist utilities and private parties in the identification, proper...

This fact sheet lists banned and severely restricted pesticides in the United States."

Once the immediate danger of a wildfire has passed, people have questions about indoor air quality in unburned homes in or near the fire zone. A major concern is the potential for toxins and other contaminants in the soot and ash that may be deposited in homes from nearby burned structures, and the health and safety of families reoccupying these homes.

Wildlife crossing structures (WCSs), underpasses, and overpasses are widely used for the safe travel of larger wildlife species across roads and highways, reducing wildlife-related vehicle collisions to drivers. WCSs are often expensive to build and maintain, and therefore determining a cost-effective, optimal design is a challenge faced by departments of transportation across the United States and elsewhere. Although much research has been conducted...