JAKARTA, Indonesia — Four people were killed and nine others remain missing after a landslide buried homes on Indonesia's main island of Java, an official said Wednesday. A landslide triggered by a pipeline explosion on Tuesday engulfed eight homes and…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says flares at refineries and chemical plants emit far more pollution than regulators previously indicated. Under the terms of a court order, the EPA revised its formula for calculating the amount of pollutants released by…
At least nine people have been killed in an explosion at a fireworks factory in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, police say. Five others were injured in Monday evening's blast at the Eagle Fireworks factory in Sangli district. It…
A lawyer in Central California representing three men who were injured in a gas pipeline blast has filed a claim against a utility and Fresno County seeking $48 million in punitive damages. The Fresno Bee reports Friday attorney Butch Wagner…
A worker was killed and 12 others injured in an explosion at a factory in Nonthaburi's Bang Yai district Monday morning. The explosion also sparked a fire at the KML Technology Co factory which manufactures electronic parts and lightning conductors.…
A short-lived fire inside a catalytic reformer at Northern Tier Energy’s refinery in St. Paul Park forced an evacuation of employees Monday. Refinery spokesman Paul Anderson said a “fire flash” occurred inside a unit that was removed over the weekend…
A blaze broke out at Gazprom’s Salavat petrochemical plant on Tuesday, claiming the life of one worker. The 160,000 barrel per day plant is operating normally despite the incident, Reuters said. No other injuries or damages were reported. State owned…
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Legislature passed a measure Friday to improve the safety of oil transportation amid a sharp increase in the number of oil-carrying freight trains in the state. Lawmakers reached a compromise on the last…
MADRID (AP) — Greenpeace has called on Spain's government to dedicate more resources to cleaning up an oil spill rising up from a sunken fishing trawler off the Canary Islands after spotting a five-kilometer (3-mile) slick. The group said one…
