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Cunnamulla State School Closed After Potential Mercury Exposure
Queensland authorities closed Cunnamulla State School on Tuesday while investigating reports that students brought a substance containing mercury to the campus. Several people were taken to hospital as a precaution and a building has been cordoned off.
insurancejournal.comSouthern California Chemical Tank Prompts Evacuations Near Garden Grove
More than 40,000 residents near Garden Grove were ordered to leave after a storage tank at an aerospace facility began showing signs of failure. Officials said the tank holds up to 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate and could leak or explode.
The GuardianTrump Administration Moves to Rescind 2024 Ethylene Oxide Emission Rules
The administration plans to rescind regulations issued in 2024 that required cuts of about 90 percent in emissions of ethylene oxide, a chemical used to sterilize medical devices. Recent research found the gas is about 60 times more carcinogenic than previously estimated in 2006.