Tag Archives: Debris

Yosemite National Park road crews have begun clearing debris caused by a rockfall on Thursday morning, January, 7, at 5:45 a.m. that closed the El Portal Road (Highway 140) in Yosemite National Park. The rockfall triggered several large boulders and debris to block access to Yosemite Valley via Highway 140. …

The Big Oak Flat Road in Yosemite National Park (Hwy 120) is currently closed from Crane Flat to Foresta due to a rockfall. On Sunday morning, February 5, 2017, debris and several boulders fell into the road. There is no access to Yosemite Valley via The Big Oak Flat Road. …

THE MCHD HAS MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH CalEPA AND CalRecycle TO REMOVE HAZARDOUS WASTE AND BURN DEBRIS FROM BURNED OUT PROPERTY AS A RESULT OF THE DETWILER FIRE. PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN PARTIALLY CLEARED/CLEANED UP WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM.

Debris being carried by a Merced city refuse truck caught on fire Thursday, damaging the vehicle but causing no injuries, officials said. The truck had been loaded with debris collected … Click to Continue »

Hundreds of thousands of bits of space junk are orbiting Earth, according to NASA. Made up of items such as used-up rocket stages, loose fragments from rocket explosions and collisions, launch canisters, dust and paint flakes, space junk – also known as orbital debris – is a huge problem. This …

Merced County Fire Department worked to put out a large debris fire near Beachwood Drive that forced evacuations to six homes. … Click to Continue »

Several times each week, Russ Lewis and a few friends pick up litter that washes ashore on a 7-mile stretch of ocean shoreline, and most of it is plastics of one kind of another. … Click to Continue »

Yosemite National Park road crews have begun clearing debris caused by a rockfall on Thursday morning, January, 7, at 5:45 a.m. that closed the El Portal Road (Highway 140) in Yosemite National Park. The rockfall triggered several large boulders and debris to block access to Yosemite Valley via Highway 140. …