Toxic soil and water were found in a Florida neighborhood built on a former World War II military dump. Recent tests revealed contaminants like arsenic, lead, and dioxins at levels above federal ...

An abandoned grain elevator that was the site of a rescue in late October is unsafe and attracts people who wander into the unsecured property. That’s according to a Wichita Falls Fire Department ...

Open-pit operations move massive volumes of material, and they don’t leave much margin for error. Whether you’re loading trucks, maintaining haul roads or ...

Xylem vessel pits are tiny openings on the cell wall of water-conducting cells—with pit geometry influencing crop yield through its effect on plant hydraulics and nitrogen transport. Researchers from ...

What happens when the grain pit floods? This video is a first-hand look at a critical situation, detailing the necessary steps to pump out the water and minimize the loss to the stored grain. At 41, ...

A barn in Hartford, near Badgers and Clover, went up in flames on Friday afternoon. The fire department said flames from an unattended burn pit spread to the structure. No one was injured. HARTFORD, ...

Decatur FD said in a Sept. 9 press release that the call came in around 11:45 a.m., bringing firefighters to the plant at 4666 East Faries Parkway. DFD told firefighters upon arrival that ADM staff ...

Total Grain Marketing FS (TGM) on Aug. 5 reported boosting efficiency at its CN-served Neoga, Ill., facility, with the recently added 40-car rail spur with loadout facility, 1.5 million bushels of new ...

An unpermitted dump site on farmland in Marion County is at risk of failing and polluting nearby Ryan Creek. DEQ has ordered the property owner to submit plans to properly reconstruct or decommission ...

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A crane operator unearthed a medieval cesspit in Alkmaar. Archaeologists found a very rare wooden grain measuring tool and shoe inside. Photo from Alkmaar municipality's heritage office While working ...