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U.S. puts ‘eyes in the sky’ to counter dangerous algae growth

U.S. puts ‘eyes in the sky’ to counter dangerous algae growth

by Yinmeng Liu | Jun 26, 2015 | Washington Watchdogs

WASHINGTON – It is green, slick and is usually clustered in major waterways. It has an adverse effect on human health and could be fatal to fish and dogs. Last year, it contamined the water so badly in Lake Erie that 400,000 people in Toledo, Ohio, were banned from...
Safety experts urge Congress to keep train control deadline

Safety experts urge Congress to keep train control deadline

by Yinmeng Liu | Jun 10, 2015 | Transportation

WASHINGTON – The National Transportation Safety Board urged Congress Wednesday to stick to a deadline requiring all intercity passenger and commuter rail companies to have technology in place by Dec. 31 that includes an automatic braking system for trains...
Department of Transportation unveils prototype of new alcohol detection system

Department of Transportation unveils prototype of new alcohol detection system

by Yinmeng Liu | Jun 9, 2015 | Transportation

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is developing an alcohol detection system with the help of major car manufacturers around the world. The program, Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety, discerns if a driver’s blood alcohol concentration is...
First congressional hearing after Amtrak accident yields few answers

First congressional hearing after Amtrak accident yields few answers

by Yinmeng Liu | Jun 3, 2015 | Transportation

WASHINGTON — Frustrated after a disappointing fact-finding hearing, the chairman of the House transportation committee give investigators a 15-day deadline to provide the public with clues about the cause of the deadly Amtrak train derailment last month in...
At the National Spelling Bee, Olathe’s Vanya Shivashankar advances to the semifinals

At the National Spelling Bee, Olathe’s Vanya Shivashankar advances to the semifinals

by Yinmeng Liu | May 28, 2015 | Education

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD–Vanya Shivashankar, radiating confidence, spelled her way Wednesday into the semifinal round in the 88th Scripps National Spelling Bee. Vanya, 13, an eighth-grader from California Trail Middle School in Olathe, was the first among the four...
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