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Enviva Plant Ahoskie, N.C.

The Ahoskie Plant is the first Enviva plant that was opened in North Carolina. This plant has a production capacity of 410,000 metric tons annually.

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tamar.rogoszinski

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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What do people in this organization find challenging or concerning in the problem spaces in which they work?

They stress the importance of recordkeeping and how that has the ability to change the future outcomes of safety. I would imagine they stress it so intensely due to issues they had in the past. They also have the challenge of dealing with public sectors and workforces not in their jurisdiction. While they are helpful for those they cover, those they do not provide concern in that they can't protect the workers and avoid accidents and emergencies.

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NJ is Storm Proofing In Response to Hurricane Sandy

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What forms of precaution were exercised regarding the hazard(s)?

This article explains that there is still desvestation from Hurrican Sandy. Raw sweage seeped in the Passica River and the efforts to remove it still exist. New Jersey's infrasture is very vulnerable. The DEP developed a 230 million system to build flood walls and hopefully this will help in case of future storm.

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United Nations 1951 Convention and 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees

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How has the policy been received by the public? (media reports, etc.)

I can't find anything about how it was received back in the day, but with the current refugee problem facing the world, there is dispute about how to treat refugees and other immigration issues. Rhetoric used to describe refugees - especially those from Syria - has caused a lot of xenophobia around the world and various problems regarding immigration.

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Tulane University's Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy

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Who is program targeted for?

It's targeted to individuals who want to become leaders in times of disaster. Because this program targets the role and development of leadership and resilience as a means of producing adequate and effective outcomes, this program targets students who have high integrity and leadership skills.

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Canada's Suicide Crisis

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How does the article address public health inequities or emergency response?

This entire article discusses the inequities of mental health support and the long-term issues this causes. It also discusses some crises and catastrophes that have occurred as a result, such as a school shooting that left 4 people dead and 7 injured.

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National Library of Medicine Radiation Emergency Medical Management App

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Describe the routes of user engagement

The app has one main list within which users can choose what they need assistance with. Within those exist further flow charts and ways for physicians to decide appropriate patient care.

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Nuclear Emergency Response: Atomic Priests or an International SWAT Team?

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Who are the authors, where do they work, and what are their areas of expertise? How is the author professionally situated in respect to emergency response? Note any other publications/research foci that are of relevance to the DSTS Network.

The author's name is Sonja D. Schmid. She is an associate professor at Virginia Tech teaching primarily STS courses. She does research pertaining the history and organization of nuclear industries in the Former Soviet Union and in Eastern Europe. One of her areas of specialization include nuclear emergency response, which makes her a good source for information regarding Fukushima.