Pentagon balks at report about rare earth metal reliance on China

By Laurel Adams

Pentagon owes Congress a report on China's dominance of the rare earth minerals market and implications for US

Excerpts from this story referencing "metal":

"… able to pass through the passenger observation screening. (GAO) …"

"… to extract, are vital for technology and the military. Tiny amounts of the metals and alloys are used in a plethora of everyday devices, like cell phones, …"

"… Pentagon to analyze supply chain issues and vulnerabilities of rare earth metals, necessary for many DOD weapon and technology systems. The report is long …"

"… rth elements, but not be immediately able to refine rare earth oxides into metals. Last year, the Government Accountability Office reported that rebuilding …"

Multiple safety failures identified in chemical explosion

By Jim Morris

A new report on a 2008 explosion at a West Virginia pesticide factory offers a chilling account that raises questions about safeguards at th

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"… 08. The blast killed two workers, injured eight others, and sent shards of metal into a large tank containing methyl isocyanate (MIC).The report also docum …"

Diesel dangers: Mining companies get first look at government cancer study

By Jim Morris and Chris Hamby

A long-delayed government epidemiological study of possible ties between diesel exhaust and lung cancer in miners may finally be published t

Excerpts from this story referencing "metal":

"… its.Delays and frustrationThe epidemiological study of workers at so-named metal and nonmetal mines was launched in 1995 by the National Cancer Institute a …"

"… d frustrationThe epidemiological study of workers at so-named metal and nonmetal mines was launched in 1995 by the National Cancer Institute and NIOSH to b …"

"… on proposed its first-ever exposure limit for diesel particulate matter in metal and nonmetal mines. The regulation, which was phased in, is designed to ca …"

"… ts first-ever exposure limit for diesel particulate matter in metal and nonmetal mines. The regulation, which was phased in, is designed to cap concentrati …"

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Quarter-century after Bhopal, a deadly chemical’s U.S. production to end

By Jim Morris

The last major U.S. producer of the chemical that killed thousands in Bhopal, India, 26 years ago – and was nearly released in a 2008 explos

Excerpts from this story referencing "metal":

"… on a 2008 explosion at the plant. The blast killed two workers, and flying metal came perilously close to breaching an MIC storage tank, board officials sa …"

The Bush 100

By Derrick Wetherell

WASHINGTON, January 14, 2002 — The average net worth of the individual members of the Bush cabinet, including the President and Vice Preside

Excerpts from this story referencing "metal":

"… ith a maximum value of $144.6 million. They also had 32 investments in the metal and mineral industries, worth a maximum of $102 million, and 367 investmen …"

Tea Party founder, Texans among those asking for stimulus funds

By Julie Vorman

The founder of the House Tea Party Caucus, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, is among scores of Republicans and conservative Democrats who cr

Excerpts from this story referencing "metal":

"… of a grant for Doe Run Resources Corp., a St. Louis company that produces metal from recycled batteries.Florida - U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, who once describe …"

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General as bandit

By Sunday Dare

LAGOS, Nigeria, August 24, 1998 — Until General Sani Abacha's death 8 June 1998, Lt.-Gen. Jeremiah Timbut Useni was the second most senior o

Excerpts from this story referencing "metal":

"… tions did not deter the General from wearing his Sardauna title like a war metal.An officer given to a love for power and influence, Useni had his hand in …"

Chemical that killed thousands in Bhopal finally abandoned by U.S. producer

By iWatch News

Sooner than expected, the last major U.S. producer of the chemical that killed thousands in Bhopal, India, 26 years ago –and was nearly rele

Excerpts from this story referencing "metal":

"… had reduced risks of an accident. The blast killed two workers, and flying metal came perilously close to breaching an MIC storage tank, board officials sa …"

Flawed state reporting leaves consumers vulnerable

By Max Levy, Dustin Volz and Joe Yerardi

A data analysis of salmonella reports in all 50 states reveals inconsistent reporting requirements among state health departments

Excerpts from this story referencing "metal":

"… , which can be tested to identify outbreaks.In the same way miners extract metal from certain rocks, laboratories can extract a salmonella isolate from a p …"

Deaths at ‘model workplaces’ missing from list of federal overseers

By Chris Hamby

OSHA unaware of some deaths at 'model workplaces'

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"… own of roughly 48,000 near the Virginia border.A 900-acre mass of twisting metal and looming smokestacks that straddles the Holston River, the facility hum …"

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