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Search results for "Everglades" ...
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Clues from the swamp
After the Everglades crash of a ValuJet plane, questions arised regarding the safety rating of the airline. Prior to the accident, the FAA's Aircraft Maintenance Division called for the review of ValuJet's license. This review never happened. The problems regarding this airline illustrate what some see as a cozy relationship between carriers and the FAA.
Tags: aviation; aviation safety; air crashes; safety; FAA
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Fragile
Florida Trend Magazine reports on the $8 billion restoration deal for the Everglades-" how it will work and how it could fall apart. . . Nearly 2 billion gallons of water that once flowed through the ecosystem each day are now diverted to the ocean or Gulf. The plan proposes to capture most of this water in more than 217,000 acres of reservoirs and wetlands-based treatment areas and 330 underground aquifer storage and recovery wells." The article details the politics, science, bureaucrats, interest groups, natural issues and the interested parties involved in the plan and how their actions could result in its success or failure
Tags: environment; Everglades; Everglades National Park; restoration; Water Resources Development Acts; U.S. Department of Interior; South Florida Management District; Everglades Forever Act
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Port of Crime
WTVJ "investigated the main source for drug smuggling in South Florida - the Port of Miami and Port Everglades. We discovered most of the smuggling is a result of internal conspiracies by the very people who work at the ports. Our investigation revealed that one in five International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) members at the Port of Miami are convicted felons in Florida. A former dock worker and DEA informant told us how easy it was to smuggle drugs because of lax security. We tested security at the Port of Miami and were able to drive around in the restricted area without anyone stopping us."
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Air Cargo Safety
After a terrorist bomb exploded in the cargo hold of Pam Am Flight 103 in 1988 and again after the ValueJet crash in the Florida Everglades in 1996 the Federal Aviation Administration issued stricter guidelines to ensue that dangerous cargo would not be loaded into the cargo holds of passenger planes. A WTXF-TV investigation found that the system put in place by the FAA doesn't work.
Tags: Undercover; TAPE
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The Lessons of ValuJet 592
This is the story of flight 592, the ValuJet plane that crashed in the Florida Everglades in May of 1996. The author categorizes this crash as a "system accident." Yale sociologist Charles Perrow developed this theory for other fields to explain accidents that may lie beyond the reach of conventional solution. The theory holds that such accidents are born of the confusion that lies within the complex organizations with which we manage our technologies.
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Terror Air: Searching for answers in the Everglades
Men's Journal investigates the crash of a commercial ValuJet aircraft into the Florida Everglades and speculates the safety of commuter airlines. The article looks at the effects of deregulation in the airline industry, the qualifications for pilots, quality and upkeep of plane parts and fire safety standards on aircrafts. (Sept. 1996)
Tags: Gonzales Terro Air Federal Aviation Administration FAA Accidents 9 pgs.
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No title (id: 13289)
The government supports a program that destroys the environment, enriches a few wealthy farmers and costs consumers $1.4 billion a year. Rolling Stone looks at why Democrats and Republicans in continue to vote for legislation supporting the sugar industry although it may be destroying Florida's Everglades. (May 2, 1996)
Tags: Glick Big Sugar vs. the Everglades Politcs Wildlife Narrative
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No title (id: 10390)
Outside discloses the high rates of crime and other oddities in the national park system; includes a guide which takes several well-known parks and breaks down crime statistics, odd anecdotes such as satanic worshipping and the anxiety factor, July 1994.
Tags: CA FL TX Shore Beg Bend Joshua Tree Everglades 15 pages
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No title (id: 8323)
Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Sun-Sentinel reports that the state of Florida knew of mercury contamination of the Everglades since the early '80s, but failed to warn the public until 1989, putting those people who eat fish from Everglade waters at risk of birth defects, Sept. 15 - 17, 1991.
Tags: FL McClure
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No title (id: 7553)
Miami Herald looks into the operation of Port Everglades and finds a questionable bidding process, outlandish perks for senior staffers and conflicts of interest, 1990.
Tags: None