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Industrial accidents
David Ledig
April 20, 2018
Evidence of an oil spill was obvious, but was it a crime?
An acrid stink of petroleum sent Santa Barbara County firefighters scrambling three years ago in a search of a possible spill
April 19, 2018
Quake, at least 5.5 in magnitude, strikes southern Iran
An earthquake of at least magnitude 5.5 struck in southern Iran near the country's sole nuclear power plant on Thursday ...
April 05, 2018
Oil spill that caused Indonesia fire was due to broken pipe
An oil spill that caused a fire that killed five people and sickened hundreds in an Indonesian port city came from a broken ...
April 04, 2018
Oil spill fire chokes Indonesian port city; 4 dead
Waters off an Indonesian port city reek like a gas station after an oil spill and fire that killed four people over the ...
April 04, 2018
Synthetic coolant leaks from power cables in Michigan waters
Submerged cables that carried electricity between Michigan's two peninsulas were shut down after leaking about 550 gallons ...
March 30, 2018
Fire on bus in Thailand kills 20 migrant factory workers
A fire on a double-decker bus carrying migrant workers killed 20 people early Friday, a week after 18 people died in another ...
March 23, 2018
City mourns loss of 2 firefighters killed in collapse
Federal investigators searched for clues Friday, and a city mourned the loss of two firefighters who were buried in the ...
March 21, 2018
APNewsBreak: Key design change stymied bridge cost, schedule
Construction of the pedestrian bridge that collapsed and killed six people in the Miami area was behind schedule and millions ...
March 20, 2018
Utility investigates coal silo failure at New Mexico plant
One of the units at a coal-fired power plant that serves customers in the southwestern United States has been taken offline ...
March 17, 2018
Rapid building technique gets scrutiny after bridge collapse
As the 950-ton concrete bridge section was swung into place over a highway last weekend, Florida International University ...
March 16, 2018
Correction: Chemical Plant Fire-Texas story
In a story March 15 about an explosion and fire at a North Texas chemical plant, The Associated Press reported erroneously ...
Rick Perry
March 16, 2018
US says Russian hack did not compromise power grid, plants
A Russian government hacking operation aimed at the U.S. power grid did not compromise operations at any of the nation's ...
March 16, 2018
Collapse of bridge built with "innovative" system kills 4
A pedestrian bridge that was under construction collapsed onto a busy Miami highway Thursday afternoon, crushing vehicles ...
March 15, 2018
The Latest: Search delayed for man missing in plant fire
The Latest on a Texas chemical plant explosion that critically injured at least one worker (all times local): 5:00 p.m.
March 15, 2018
Washington state moves to protect endangered killer whales
With the number of endangered orcas that frequent the inland waters of Washington state at a 30-year low, Gov. Jay Inslee on ...
March 11, 2018
Japan marks 7th anniversary of tsunami that killed 18,000
They bowed their heads, hands clasped or palms firmly pressed together. They stood in grassy areas or roadsides overlooking ...
March 11, 2018
Thousands march to protest Canada pipeline expansion project
Thousands of demonstrators marched Saturday to speak out against a pipeline expansion project that would nearly triple the ...
March 06, 2018
Plan to open drilling off Pacific Northwest draws opposition
The Trump administration's proposal to expand offshore drilling off the Pacific Northwest coast is drawing vocal opposition ...
February 28, 2018
Judge explains order halting Louisiana pipeline construction
A federal judge who halted construction of a crude oil pipeline through a Louisiana swamp concluded that the project's ...
Don McEachin
February 22, 2018
Foes blast Trump on offshore drilling; industry pushes back
Environmental activists, business groups and a retired U.S. Navy admiral in Virginia blasted the Trump Administration's ...
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