Utility Investigated But Didn’t Find Gas Leak Before Fatal Maryland House Explosion September 9, 2024 By Brian Witte A technician responding to a power outage at a Maryland home and a neighbor both reported smelling gas the night...
Neighbor Reported Gas Smell to Utility Night Before Maryland House Explosion August 20, 2024 A neighbor reported smelling gas to a utility company the night before a home exploded in Bel Air, Maryland, killing...
Reporting High Electric Bills Helps Nab Illegal Marijuana Farms But Raises Privacy Issues August 14, 2024 By David Sharp Operators of illegal marijuana grow enterprises hidden inside rural homes in Maine don’t have to worry much about prying neighbors....
Utility Regulators Cite Natural Gas Company in Fatal 2021 Blast in Pennsylvania July 30, 2024 State utility regulators have filed a complaint against a natural gas provider alleging safety violations in connection with an explosion...
Judge Orders Pennsylvania Utility Board to Produce Chocolate Factory Blast Records April 19, 2024 By Michael Rubinkam Pennsylvania utility regulators must turn over inspection records to the National Transportation Safety Board as part of the federal agency’s...
Hawaiian Utility Sued by Homeowner Over Lahaina Fire August 17, 2023 By Jef Feeley The Hawaiian power company in the crosshairs after wildfires ripped through parts of Maui faces a new lawsuit blaming its...
OSHA Fines Utility Eversource $333K for Fatal Beacon Hill Arc Flash, Blast in Boston January 13, 2023 The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Eversource Energy Service Co. for five violations of workplace safety standards...
Judge Tentatively Rejects PG&E Bid to Set Aside Liability in California Fire April 27, 2018 By Joel Rosenblat and Mark Chediak PG&E Corp. tentatively lost a bid to inoculate itself from a finding of liability in a 2015 fire, a court...
California Utilities Sued Over Deadly Mudslides January 17, 2018 By Christopher Weber Two utilities were sued Tuesday for the widespread destruction from last week’s deadly mudslides that were caused when hillsides ravaged...
Louisville Residents Sue Utility Over Coal Plant Ash December 23, 2013 By Dylan Lovan A group of Louisville residents who say coal ash from a nearby power plant drifts into their lungs and homes...