Texas Regulators Grapple With Plugging Leaky Abandoned Wells February 4, 2025 In arid West Texas, water seeps and bubbles from old wells, sometimes carrying oil, brackish water or other pollutants to...
Study Finds Levels of Hydrogen Sulfide ‘Off the Scales’ in Central Texas September 20, 2024 By Martha Pskowski The first readings Abigail Edgar took of hydrogen sulfide and methane at oilfields in Caldwell County in 2021 were so...
Ohio Residents Worry About Going Home, Toxic Gas From Derailment February 9, 2023 By John Seewer and Patrick Orsagos EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) – Brittany Dailey stood outside her hotel watching black smoke darken the sky 10 miles to...
Ohio Residents Kept Out as Air Checked Near Derailed Train February 8, 2023 EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) – It’s unclear when evacuated residents might be able to return home to the area where...
Sheriff: Toxic Gas Release Likely From Ohio Train Derailment February 7, 2023 EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) – Authorities were threatening to arrest anyone who doesn’t leave an evacuation zone near the smoldering...
Closed Illinois Plant’s Ex-Operator Settling Suits For $408M January 12, 2023 WILLOWBROOK, Ill. (AP) – The former operator of a suburban Chicago medical equipment cleaning plant has agreed to pay $408...
Jury Awards Illinois Woman $363 Million in Suit Over Plant’s Toxic Gas September 22, 2022 A jury has awarded $363 million to a woman who alleged that a now-shuttered suburban Chicago plant that sterilized medical...