Hazmat hazards.

• Position: Stateline - Brief Article

The number of incidents involving potentially harmful materials was down last year, to their lowest level since 1997. The number of related fatalities was the lowest since 1995. This is good news. But people in Illinois are still concerned, because that state led the nation in the number of spills involving chemicals, petroleum, medical waste or other hazardous materials. "Illinois is the crossroads of the United States," Terry Moore, hazmat compliance unit manager for the state Department of Transportation, told Stateline.org. "...