California Settles 19-Year Old Public Nuisance Claim Against Lead Paint Makers July 18, 2019 By Joshua Schneyer When Californian counties and cities first sued paint makers in 2000, they wanted the companies to pay billions to remove...
Regulators Wonder If One Farm’s Tainted Milk Is Isolated Case or Broader Problem March 20, 2019 By Richard Valdmanis and Joshua Schneyer For Maine dairy farmer Fred Stone, the discovery in 2016 that his cows were producing tainted milk has since brought...
Reuters: Beyond Flint, Thousands of Areas in U.S. Struggle with Lead Poisoning January 11, 2017 By Joshua Schneyer and M.B. Pell On a sunny November afternoon in St. Joseph, Missouri, birthplace of the Pony Express and death spot of Jesse James,...
Washington LNG Blast Spotlights Natural Gas Safety April 7, 2014 By Joshua Schneyer, Richard Valdmanis and Timothy Gardner An unexplained blast this week at a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in rural Washington state, which injured workers, forced...
Oil Tank Cars Like Those in Quebec Rail Tragedy Long Seen as Flawed July 10, 2013 By Cezary Podkul and Joshua Schneyer The oil-laden train that derailed and exploded in a small Canadian town on Saturday, possibly killing as many as 50...
What Did Regulators Know Before Texas Plant Exploded? April 19, 2013 By Anna Driver and Joshua Schneyer Despite being located within a short walk of a nursing home, school and residential buildings, West Fertilizer Co. in central...
Chevron, Transocean Charged in Brazilian Oil Spill March 22, 2012 By Jeb Blount and Joshua Schneyer A Brazilian federal prosecutor filed criminal charges on Wednesday against Chevron and drill-rig operator Transocean for a November oil spill,...
Earthquake Tested Safety of East Coast’s Nuclear Plants August 24, 2011 By Eileen O'Grady and Joshua Schneyer The largest earthquake to hit the East Coast of the United States in 67 years raised concerns on Tuesday about...