May 13, 2020
The U.S. pipeline regulator late on Monday blocked an effort by Washington state to tighten vapor pressure restrictions on the transport of crude oil by rail, saying the measures would not lower the risk of explosions. The decision by the …
January 17, 2018
Two utilities were sued Tuesday for the widespread destruction from last week’s deadly mudslides that were caused when hillsides ravaged by California’s largest wildfire let loose in heavy rain. An amended negligence lawsuit filed in Santa Barbara County Superior Court …
April 7, 2016
Energy insurers continue to feel the pressure caused by over-supply of capital and falling demand from buyers, which may lead them to exit or scale back their participation in the energy sector, according to a report published by Willis Towers …
March 7, 2016
One person was injured when a generator inside a refinery near Houston exploded, authorities said on March 5. The incident occurred at the Pasadena Refining System Inc. The injured person was taken to a nearby hospital but Pasadena police spokesman …
June 4, 2014
Environmental groups said executives of coal, oil, gas and other “fossil fuel” companies could be held liable and risk lawsuits if they support groups that deny climate change and resist policies to fight it. In the current legal environment, however, …
October 29, 2013
State regulators are investigating spills from a drilling operation in West Virginia’s Ohio County that damaged a house and entered a creek. More than 6,000 gallons of water and a non-toxic clay mixture called drilling mud from a MarkWest operation …