Corrosion that went unchecked – the suspected cause of a fire at Chevron Corp.’s Richmond, Calif. refinery in August – has been linked to a fire at the plant in October 2011, the San Francisco Chronicle is reporting. According to …
When the big one hits the Oregon coast, people won’t need sirens, say experts – they’ll know by the intense trembling beneath their feet that a tsunami is on the way and it’s time to hustle to high ground. Besides, …
A salmonella outbreak has led health officials to temporarily close a Vancouver, Wash., restaurant. Dr. Alan Melnick, the Clark County health officer, says there have been 11 confirmed and five probable cases linked to the On The Border restaurant. The …
Wyoming’s state workplace safety agency is seeking another $155,000 in fines against Sinclair Oil, this time for a refinery fire that injured four workers in early May. The May 8 fire at the Sinclair Refinery in south-central Wyoming was the …
The operator of California’s troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant on Thursday proposed to restart one of the facility’s twin reactors after concluding it could be run safely despite damage to scores of tubes that carry radioactive water. A plan …
California public health officials have tested 100 workers at Yosemite National Park to determine whether they were exposed to the deadly mouse-borne hantavirus. Nine people who spent time at the park this year have been infected with the rare virus, …
The New Mexico General Services Department says low levels of asbestos have been found in a state building that’s scheduled for an $18 million renovation. The agency said the asbestos was in glue fastening latillas to ceilings and walls in …
Heating is the second leading cause and accounts for 14 percent of all residential building fires responded to by fire departments across the nation. From 2008 to 2010, an estimated average of 50,100 heating fires in residential buildings occurred in …
Ohio State University has enlisted an army of volunteers to raise awareness of traffic safety on campus after a rash of crashes involving pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists. The Columbus Dispatch reports that 200 volunteers in fluorescent green T-shirts will descend …
A California court has mistakenly posted secret Pacific Gas & Electric settlement documents showing more than $2 million went to a teenager burned in the San Bruno gas pipeline explosion. The 2010 blast killed eight people and destroyed dozens of …
