Buffett-Owned Chemical Firm Lubrizol Faces Lawsuits After Fire in Rouen, France October 2, 2019 More than 5,250 tonnes of chemicals, oil and fuel additives have burned in a massive fire at U.S. specialty chemical...
Chemical Safety Board Again Targeted in Trump’s Proposed Budget March 11, 2019 By Ari Natter The Trump administration’s budget proposal will again call for eliminating the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, an independent...
India Coal-Fired Power Plant Explosion Kills 32 After 7 Months of Operation November 3, 2017 By Rajesh Kumar Singh An explosion at a newly commissioned unit of a coal-fired power plant in northern India killed 32 people, while about...
Trump Budget Would Eliminate Chemical Safety Board March 21, 2017 By Jack Kaskey and Jennifer A. Dlouhy When a Texas City refinery exploded in 2005, 15 people died. Months later, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board found that...
5 Principles for Navigating Complex Property/Casualty Claims June 16, 2016 By Jacob Parsons Property/casualty losses arising from construction defects, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, fires, industrial accidents, tornadoes or any number of other perils can...
Huge Explosions & Fire in Chinese Port of Tianjin Kill 44; Firemen Missing August 13, 2015 By Joseph Campbell and Sui-Lee Wee Two huge explosions tore through an industrial area where toxic chemicals and gas were stored in the northeast Chinese port...
EU Considering Action; Pope Comments after Bangladesh Building Disaster May 2, 2013 By Ruma Paul The European Union is considering trade action against Bangladesh, which has preferential access to EU markets for its garments, to...
Western Retailers to Compensate Victims of Bangladesh Building Disaster May 1, 2013 By Ruma Paul and Serajul Quadir Two Western retailers have promised to compensate families of garment workers killed while making their clothes in a Bangladesh factory...
State Intelligence Report Highlights Threats to Texas April 2, 2013 While organized crime is seen as the most significant public safety threat in Texas, drunk driving, natural disasters, terrorism, industrial...