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Derailed train in Arizona feared to be carrying hazardous materials actually transported corn syrup

(TOPOCK, Ariz.) -- Eight freight rail tankers derailed near Topock, Arizona, on Wednesday evening, according to BNSF Railway.Despite initial reports from the Mojave County Sheriff’s Office that the train was carrying hazardous materials, BNSF confirmed that the train was actually carrying corn syrup. According ...
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Second Norfolk Southern train derails in Ohio, no hazardous materials released: Officials

(SPRINGFIELD, Ohio) -- No hazardous materials were involved after a Norfolk Southern train derailed Saturday near Springfield, Ohio, officials said, the second such incident in just over a month.Norfolk Southern General Manager Kraig Barner said Sunday that 28 train cars of 212 overall derailed, ...
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‘Potentially hazardous’ asteroid zooms close to Earth

(NEW YORK) -- An asteroid -- the largest to get close to Earth this year -- tumbled past the planet Friday.According to NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies, the "potentially hazardous" asteroid is 1.1 miles long and at least 3,280 feet wide. It ...
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Money flows to states for cleaning up environmentally hazardous orphaned wells

(WASHINGTON) -- A major effort to combat climate change -- reducing methane emissions -- is now underway as $1.15 billion flows to states to help close unused oil and gas wells that release pollution and greenhouse gases.The funds stem from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, ...