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Agent: Chemicals found in Saudi man's apartment
June 22, 2012 8:30 PM
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) - Prosecutors used scores of photographs to show jurors chemicals and other materials that FBI agents found inside of the apartment of a Saudi man accused of gathering bomb components at his Texas apartment. Photos presented Friday showed bottles of sulfuric acid and nitric acid, and other... more » -
Prom chaperones spray kids with Lysol, call names for 'dirty dancing' Play Video
May 13, 2012 12:40 AM
Two Manitou Springs moms are charged with harassment after high school students say prom chaperones sprayed them with Lysol and called them names for dirty dancing. Jennifer Farmer and Hannah Rockey were arrested, telling police they acted out when kids were "dancing like they were having sex with clothes... more » -
Chemical spill forces evacuation in Commerce City
November 6, 2010 11:41 AM
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say a large area in Commerce City was evacuated because of chemicals leaking from barrels at an abandoned plant. Adams County Sheriff's Sgt. Candi Baker says emergency crews responded Friday afternoon after reports of odors in the area north of Denver. She says... more » -
EPA wants to know chemicals used in gas drilling
September 10, 2010 8:53 AM
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is asking nine natural gas service companies to voluntarily list the chemicals used in the process that extracts natural gas from deep below the earth. The federal agency said Thursday that the data is key to its study of the health impact of hydraulic... more » -
'Ether Man' suspect guilty in Peeping Tom case
July 29, 2010 4:19 PM
Robert Bruce, suspected of being the 'Ether Man' serial rapist who terrorized more than 20 women in six states, was found guilty Thursday in a Pueblo Peeping Tom case. It was the charges in this case that investigators say led to the attempted murder of a Pueblo police officer... more » -
Household chemicals eyed as cause of duck deaths
July 28, 2010 10:39 AM
Chemicals found in household cleaners, detergents, and fabric softeners are suspected of playing a role in the deaths of hundreds of ducks in Denver in 2007 and 2008. A study by the U.S. Geological Survey found the ducks were exposed to a class of chemicals known as surfactants that... more » -
BP CEO: chemicals help cut oil flow to surface
May 3, 2010 9:35 AM
The chief executive of BP says crews have been able to reduce the amount of oil reaching the surface from a massive underwater gusher with a new approach of using chemicals at the gusher. CEO Tony Hayward also said BP is not responsible for the Gulf of Mexico drill rig... more » -
Hazardous materials recycling in Colorado Springs Saturday
April 27, 2010 12:52 PM
If you have old cleaners, insecticides, paint or electronics sitting around--this weekend you can recycle them. Colorado Springs Recycles will host a multi-materials recycling collection for homeowners this Saturday from 9 am - 2 pm in the north parking lot at University Village Colorado at 5400 N. Nevada Avenue,... more » -
Study: Chemical exposure increases cancer risk
April 2, 2010 10:40 AM
Women whose jobs expose them to certain chemicals in early adulthood may have an increased risk of breast cancer. Canadian researchers studied the effects of chemicals and pollutants on women who were diagnosed with breast cancer after menopause. Those exposed to synthetic fibers and petroleum products -- fuel-burning byproducts --... more » -
EPA investigating flea and tick products
March 17, 2010 1:52 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency is trying to improve the safety of flea and tick treatments after seeing a significant increase in pets harmed by the products. The EPA says it will develop stricter testing and evaluation requirements for topical flea and tick treatments. The agency also will begin reviewing... more » -
Grand jury indicts Zazi's father in terror plot
February 1, 2010 2:29 PM
A federal grand jury has charged the father of an airport driver accused in a terrorism plot with conspiring to obstruct a criminal investigation of the matter. A newly unsealed indictment says Mohammed Wali Zazi conspired to conceal and destroy chemicals, glasses and masks in a terrorism probe. His... more » -
Study: Road salt harming many urban streams
September 17, 2009 9:56 AM
Many urban streams have become salty enough to harm aquatic life, largely because of salt used for deicing roads in the winter, according to a new government study released Wednesday. The U.S. Geological Survey studied urban streams and groundwater for levels of chloride, a component of salt, in 20... more »
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