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The Colonial Heights Fire Department is investigating an insecticide tank leak that shut down several streets in Colonial Heights, Virginia, on April 5, 2012, WWBT ...

Highway 59 in Near Plummer, Minnesota, remains closed while crews figure out how to clean up a big petroleum spill, reports WDAZ-TV.

Erosion and flooding has plagued the town of Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, as a local river has eaten away land and crossed onto roadways.

A chemical leak in Cabazon, California, temporarily closed Interstate 10 ramps and forced the evacuation of a nearby Shell gas station on April 2, 2012, ...

The Coast Guard and the Army Corps of Engineers are examining the Arkansas River in Barling, Arkansas, after a rainbow-color sheen was reported in the ...

The Aloma Post Office in Winter Park, Florida, closed temporarily after a small chemical spill. Orange County Fire Rescue officials noted the leak was likely ...

In 1970, residents of Le Roy, New York, saw the effects of a hazardous chemical spill first hand. However, wgrz.com reports residents have noticed minimal ...

Drivers experienced traffic delays along the southbound lanes of U.S. Route 31 in Tipton County, Indiana, on March 20, 2012.

The University of Colorado Engineering Center closed temporarily on March 20, 2012, after a student dropped a 100-milliliter glass bottle of acryloyl chloride, according to ...

Heavy rain led Harrisonburg, Virginia, officials to close the Westover Swimming Pool complex on March 21, 2012, according to WHSV-TV. The extreme weather caused a ...

The Marina District, vacant land located in Toledo, Ohio, could see significant improvements after government officials approved the use of public funds to complete soil ...

Fire officials responded immediately to a chemical spill at a Central Florida post office on March 24, 2012, according to CFNews13. Safety crews evacuated 21 ...

The Purdue fire department began environmental cleanup at Purdue University's Wetherill Hall of Chemistry after a hazardous spill on March 27, 2012, according to Purdue ...

Molten sulfur and toulene, hazardous chemicals that can cause severe environmental damage, spilled from an Norfolk Southern train car on March 27, 2012, according to ...

Fire officials in Normal, Illinois, responded to a chemical spill on Interstate 55 and Interstate 74 on March 28, 2012, according to pantagraph.com. Chemicals filled ...

Scientists released a report describing the impact of the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which noted the leak caused substantial harm to ...

A minor chemical spill affected people attending a Seattle dental clinic on March 8, 2012. The Seattle Times reports the leak occurred at the Odessa ...

Portland, Oregon, mountain bikers are considering erosion control products to improve conditions on a local bike trail, according to BikePortland.

The Yellow Creek Watershed Partnership (YCWP), a group created to improve the conditions at Illinois' Yellow Creek, will meet April 11, 2012, to discuss erosion ...

Local residents are taking a hands-on approach to soil erosion that could harm Maine's Salmon Falls River, and are finding solutions through their work with ...

Many people seek the cause of soil erosion that can impact farms, forests and various land areas nationwide. However, few identify honeysuckle as a culprit ...

An extreme drought has forced West Texas farmers to consider new erosion control products to avoid long-term land issues. Mywesttexas.com reports growers have been forced ...

The Fresno Fire Department provided environmental cleanup assistance during a chemical spill at a local anodizing company on March 28, 2012, according to ABC30 Fresno.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a $90,000 penalty against Boston's Logan Airport because the facility failed to provide workers sufficient tutorials regarding oil spill ...

Local volunteers have stepped up their efforts to save the Sand Island Plant Preserve, a colorful collection of vegetation in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

A sodium hydroxide leak occurred at an Escondido, California, water treatment plant on March 26, 2012, according to KTLA.com. The spill led officials to consider ...

Missouri has taken a proactive approach to cleaning up its waterways and eliminating soil erosion with an innovative program, according to Des Moines Register. The ...

Grant County, Georgia, officials reported a chemical spill and fire on March 22, 2012, according to Columbia Basin Herald. Fire and police authorities responded immediately ...

A University of Florida student's experiment led local fire officials to investigate a minor chemical leak at the Gainesville campus, according to Independent Florida Alligator.

Fire officials responded quickly to a chemical spill at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene, Texas, on March 16, 2012. The leak resulted in no injuries ...