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Lithium batteries have caused 2 recent fires in Wichita. Here’s how to use them safely
Wichita Eagle via Yahoo News· 1 year agoInvestigators have determined lithium-ion batteries were the cause of two recent fires in Wichita,...
Why Recycling Plants Keep Catching on Fire
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFirefighters pour water on an industrial fire in Richmond, Ind., on April 13, 2023. Credit - Michael Conroy—AP A huge plume of smoke, visible from miles...
Improperly disposed ashes could be to blame for I-10 trailer fire
Las Cruces Sun-News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLAS CRUCES - Drivers stuck in traffic on Interstate 10 westbound Monday afternoon can blame a "hot...
Evercross EV5 hoverboards are a fire risk — stop using them, feds say
CBS News via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoProduct safety regulators are urging Evercross EV5 hoverboard users to find another ride, pronto....
Don't have a trashy holiday: Here's how to be sustainable this season
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe holiday season has arrived and with it comes trash. Crumpled up wrapping paper, Thanksgiving...
Major music festival makes unexpected decision to reduce left-behind trash: ‘Do not bring [them]’
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 12 months agoIf you’re looking to rock out at the Glastonbury Music Festival this year, don’t you dare bring a...
After Oronoco recycling center fire, are lithium-ion batteries a growing hazard?
Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMar. 5—ROCHESTER — Jeremiah Watson sees some positives from the fire that broke out at his family-owned recycling center on Feb. 26. No one was hurt. None of the business' facilities or equipment ...
Did the Columbus scrapyard explosion threaten public health, environment? Here’s what we know
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOn the evening of Sept. 17, a smoldering pile of debris at a scrap metal recycling yard in Columbus...
Death toll from Maui wildfire reaches 93, making it the deadliest in the US in more than 100 years:...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoLAHAINA, Hawaii — As the death toll from a wildfire that razed a historic Maui town reached 93,...
Equilibrium/Sustainability — Pocket gophers farm for a living
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoScientists have identified a pocket-sized group of gophers as the only mammals — aside from humans —...