Articles by Richard Valdmanis and Joshua Schneyer

Regulators Wonder If One Farm’s Tainted Milk Is Isolated Case or Broader Problem

For Maine dairy farmer Fred Stone, the discovery in 2016 that his cows were producing tainted milk has since brought financial ruin and threatened to shut down a century-old family business. Now state regulators and health experts are investigating whether …

Injury Rates Jump at Coal Giant Murray’s West Virginia Mines

Injury rates have more than doubled at five West Virginia coal mines acquired by Murray Energy Corp. in 2013, according to a Reuters review of federal data, as the firm sharply increased the amount of coal produced per manhour. Although …

Safety Agency Finds 10% of Veteran Coal Miners Have Black Lung Disease

More than 10 percent of America’s coal miners with 25 or more years of experience have black lung disease, the highest rate recorded in roughly two decades, according to a government study released on Thursday that showed cases concentrated heavily …

17 States Sue to Halt Trump Rollback of Climate Change Regulations

A coalition of 17 U.S. states filed a legal challenge on Wednesday against efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to roll back climate change regulations, deepening a political rift over his emerging energy policies. Led by New York state, the …

Washington LNG Blast Spotlights Natural Gas Safety

An unexplained blast this week at a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in rural Washington state, which injured workers, forced an evacuation and raised alarm about a potentially large second explosion, could focus attention on the risk of storing massive …

How a Runaway Train Devastated Canadian Town; 13 Dead, 37 Missing

The short length of track, nestled in a dark pine and birch forest in Quebec, is a regular overnight stop for freight trains hauling crude oil and other raw materials across North America. Normally, before retiring for the night, the …

Five Dead, 40 Missing After Crude Oil Freight Train Explosion in Canada

At least five people died and 40 were missing on Sunday after a runaway train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded in the center of a small Canadian town in a disaster that raised fresh questions about shipping oil by …