BP Products to Pay $50M for Illegal Emissions at Texas City Refinery November 4, 2011 BP Products North America Inc. will pay the state of Texas $50 million for unlawfully emitting pollutants during and after...
Wisconsin Home Explosion Victims Get $5M October 27, 2011 A furnace installation company and its insurer have agreed to pay $5 million to the victims of a fatal home...
West Virginia Jury Awards $7 Million in Electric Plant Explosion Death August 30, 2011 A West Virginia jury has awarded $7 million in damages to the family of a worker killed in a 2007...
Huge Bomb Blast Hits Oslo; Terrorists Suspected July 22, 2011 A powerful explosion caused extensive damage to government buildings in the Norwegian capital Oslo. At least two people have reportedly...
PG&E to Pay $26M Fine for Sacramento-Area Blast June 22, 2011 By Adam Weintraub Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has agreed to pay $26 million in penalties after acknowledging safety violations in a fatal...
Explosions Rock Louisiana Chemical Plant; No Injuries June 16, 2011 By Molly Davis A fire at a plant in Louisiana’s Iberia Parish where chemicals are blended and stored for oilfield operations forced area...
More Details Released on Hawaii Fireworks Blast April 15, 2011 The Honolulu, Hawaii, medical examiner’s office said that three of the victims in an underground fireworks blast last week suffered...