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Search results for "ferry system" ...
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Waste on the Water
This ongoing investigation looked at the waste of taxpayer dollars and a lack of accountability withing the Washington State Ferries (WSF), the largest ferry system in the country.
Tags: taxes; taxpayers; Washington State Ferries; transportation; ferry system; Washington State
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Staten Island Ferry, parts 1,2,3
A WPIX-TV investigation finds that the six-mile ferry trip across New York harbor, which is free of charge, may be a dangerous way to travel. "The seven-ferry system is the busiest in the world," the story reveals, but is no longer required to abide by the many basic safety standards. The main findings are that the ferryboats have quite insufficient life raft capacity for the thousands of passengers, life jackets have not been inspected for years, and "a major ferry accident is possible with disastrous results."
Tags: TAPE; TRANSCRIPT; FOIA; ferry incidents reports; United States Coast Guard; computer-assisted reporting (CAR); commuters; tourists
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A guide to trash management: the changing mix
Governing reports on changes that take place in local waste management systems, as governments "confront rapidly evolving solid waste policy requirements." The story looks at administrators' ambitious efforts to build costly incinerators or to increase the capacity of landfills, while the amount of solid waste is growing nationwide. Recycling programs can hardly grow anymore, the magazine reveals. The main finding is that today's counties and cities see more potential for "preventing waste through source reduction programs, spurring markets for recyclable materials and working with innovative private ventures that use or dispose of wastes."
Tags: EPA; landfills; Solid Waste Association of North America; Waste Management Inc.; Browning Ferris Industries; Chambers Development Co.; Sanfill Inc.; waste-to-energy plants