Asbestos is bad, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that. But most people don’t know the specifics about it or very much about mesothelioma which is the disease that it causes. First a little about asbestos. Chrysotile or white asbestos is the most commonly encountered form of asbestos, accounting for approximately 95% of…
Two major railroad companies have complained about a recent federal order that requires them to disclose information concerning the large amounts of oil transported across the country by tanker car. The rules, which are meant to go into effect today, require railroad companies across the country to notify state officials about the volume, frequency and…
A chain-reaction accident that started when a tractor-trailer hit the rear of a limo bus on I-95 near New Brunswick, New Jersey (NJ), critically injured comedian Tracy Morgan and killed Morgan’s friend and joke writer Jim McNair, who also performed under the name “Jimmie Mack.” Morgan, a longtime television fixture on Saturday Night Live and…
Police in Norfolk, Virginia (VA), have charged a man for driving under the influence of prescription painkillers in connection with a crash near the intersection of Kempsville Road and Lowery Road on June 3, 2014. According to news reports, a car’s driver rammed into the back of a moped being ridden by a woman who…
A coalition that includes six states is starting this month a new project, the aim of which is to cut down on congestion and truck accidents on I-81. Public officials and contractors will analyze freight movement along 850 miles of the interstate. Meanwhile, the I-81 Corridor Coalition will come up with a system that connects…