Human Waste From Burst Pipe Disrupts KU Class
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By Eric Weslander, Journal-World, Lawrence, Kan.  Feb. 1--IT WAS A TIMELY -- and smelly -- reminder of Kansas University's maintenance troubles.
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OVERLAND PARK, Kansas  - Kansas officials said on Monday they were trying to contain damage from a significant oil refinery spill that occurred over the weekend as raging floodwaters wreaked havoc through the southeast part of the state.
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By Scott Streater, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Mar. 11--The first sign of impending disaster would be a piercing hiss as thousands of pounds of chlorine gas rushed through a hole in one of the 4,000-gallon storage tanks at the Tarrant County Water Supply Project plant in Euless.
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TACOMA, Wash. - A chlorine leak at a waterfront chemical plant injured 12 people who inhaled fumes, and prompted authorities to evacuate the area overnight.  Workers were filling a 1,000-gallon tank with the chemical at Pioneer Americas Inc.
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IT ISN'T pretty. In fact, it's disgusting. It's one of North Jersey's most serious water-quality problems and has been for decades. During heavy rains, untreated sewage pours out of aging sewer systems directly into area rivers and streams.
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By David Linhardt, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Dec. 19--Smoke billowed from a pallet recycling plant near Chouteau Trafficway as thousands of wooden pallets burned for hours Monday afternoon.   The thick haze could be seen 25 miles away.
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By Daniel Witter, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Feb. 13--Up to 50,000 gallons of untreated sewage spilled out of a holding pond at a Yuba County foothills subdivision over the weekend, prompting county officials on Monday to warn downhill residents to test their water.
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By Michael Biesecker, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  May 31--RALEIGH -- Human waste trickles out of a rusting single-wide trailer in Oak Hill Estates, draining to a rivulet that flows past children's toys before disappearing into head-high weeds.
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By Susan Gordon, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Feb. 17--A worker at a Tacoma Tideflats bleach plant likely is responsible for a chlorine gas leak Monday evening that prompted evacuation of the industrial area, the plant manager said Thursday.
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By Adam Smeltz, The Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa.  Sep.
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By Deb Gruver, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Sep. 24--The nine paper recycling bins at Wichita State University will save 17 trees, 6,953 gallons of water and 463 gallons of oil every month if people fill them.
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - A valve on a truck hauling animal waste from a Klamath Falls processing plant broke, spilling 4,000 pounds of pig blood. A biohazards cleaning company from Prineville was called in to clean up about 200 feet of roadway flooded by the blood.
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By JONATHAN PRYNN; BO WILSON  THAMES WATER has been fined Pounds 50,000 for poor maintenance which resulted in thousands of gallons of sewage flowing past schools, allotments and back gardens.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A man sleeping in a trash receptacle was injured Thursday after being dumped into a trash truck and then compacted. The extent of the man's injuries is not clear, said Joe Vitale, battalion chief with the Kansas City Fire Department.
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I worked for a time in the student government building. I was a shitty custodian. Every week I waxed and buffed the floors. I hated it and I hated it worse during the Winter. I could put a shine on it so glossy that you could look up women's skirts from the floor on a busy day; If you were at the right angle. Problem was, the minute there was snow outside, people would track mud and water in and grind it into my beautiful buffed floor. Then some asshole from student government would bitch about how fucked the floor looked. I couldn't mop a floor to save my ass but I could sure put a shine on the tile in the entrance. Every Saturday, I would mop the place down and then strip the old wax off with a buffer and a plastic scouring pad that went on the bottom. I knew a midget on campus and for a few bucks and a six pack, I could get him to sit on the buffer while I stripped and buffed the place. He would drink beer and read The Iliad; go figure.
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Students and professors from different disciplines are collaborating in the study of the environmental ramifications of production and consumption.
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By Charlie Boss, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Feb. 24--Mornings at the school sound of water splashing on soapy hair, onions sizzling on a skillet and computers humming.