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Judge Warned That Gulf Oil Leases Ignore Spill Risks
Environmentalists on Wednesday updated their court battle to stop the sale of what they call “fatally flawed” oil and gas drilling leases at risk of causing a blowout or catastrophic oil spill.
Read moreKilled by a Vape
The family of the late William Eric Brown sued Smoke and Vape DZ, of Fort Worth, claiming it sold him and installed an LG 18650 battery for his vaping device, and it exploded, lacerating an artery in his neck and killing him, in Tarrant County Court.
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Utility Will Pay $53M for Fatal Blasts That Rocked Massachusetts
The energy company responsible for a series of 2018 explosions in northern Massachusetts agreed Wednesday to cease all business in the Bay State as part of a $53 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice.
Read morePipeline Explosion
A married couple claim they were seriously injured and their property damaged by the explosion of the Texas Eastern Transmission Pipeline, which moves about 20% of the natural gas in the United States, in Lincoln County Court, Kentucky.
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Jury Awards $20 Million for Oklahoma Gas Well Blast
An Oklahoma jury awarded $10 million each to the families of two men who died in a natural gas well explosion that killed five in 2018 – the deadliest drilling incident since the Deepwater Horizon explosion that killed 11 people a decade ago.
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Judge Orders Evidence Preservation at Site of Deadly Explosion
Teams of investigators are preparing to descend on what is left of a Houston machine shop rocked by an explosion last week, after a judge signed orders Monday allowing attorneys to gather evidence for the families of two workers killed in the blast.
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Houston Rocked by Massive Warehouse Explosion
Two people were killed when a propylene tank exploded in a Houston machine shop’s warehouse early Friday and damaged hundreds of homes.
Read moreTruck Bomb in Somali Capital Kills at Least 79 at Rush Hour
A truck bomb exploded at a busy security checkpoint in Somalia’s capital Saturday morning, killing at least 79 people including many students, authorities said. It was the worst attack in Mogadishu since the devastating 2017 bombing that killed hundreds.
Read moreRefinery Explosion
After a February 2015 explosion and chemical release at an ExxonMobile refinery in Torrance, California, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Board made hundreds of requests for information from the oil company. A federal court improperly determined that five of those requests were unenforceable, the Ninth Circuit ruled.
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Texas Chemical Firm Hauled to Court Over Refinery Blast
As TPC Group claim agents go door-to-door in neighborhoods surrounding its southeast Texas refinery, still smoldering from an explosion that engulfed it in flames last week, the fallout has landed the company in court. It is already facing six lawsuits.
Read morePG&E Probation
A federal judge signed off late Wednesday on a deal in which embattled utility PG&E will pay $3 million to the San Francisco Bay Area city of San Bruno in lieu of completing 10,000 hours of community service relating to the deadly and devastating 2010 gas pipeline blast.
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Three Hurt After Chemical Plant Blast Rocks Texas Town
An explosion early Wednesday at a chemical plant in southeast Texas injured three workers and shattered windows on stores and homes, rousing startled residents out of bed.
Read moreExploding Blenders
A woman sued Nutribullet in federal court, claiming its defectively designed blenders explode and injure people — the 51st such lawsuit this year, according to the Courthouse News database.
Read moreElementary School Playground in Montana Site of IED Explosion
Montana authorities say an improvised explosive device blew up in an elementary school playground in Helena.
Read moreJudge Won’t Sign Off on PG&E’s $3 Million Deal With San Bruno
A federal judge on Tuesday refused to sign off on a $3 million deal that would excuse Pacific Gas and Electric from completing more than 2,000 community service hours as part of its criminal sentence for violations related to the 2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion.
Read moreJudge Weighs Class Certification Over LA County Refinery Explosion
An attorney for residents affected by a 2015 oil refinery explosion in LA County told a federal judge Monday that proceeding under a class action provides the best remedy for property owners.
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Satellite Photos Show Iranian Rocket Launch Pad Burning
A rocket at an Iranian space center that was to conduct a satellite launch criticized by the United States apparently exploded on its launch pad Thursday, satellite images show, suggesting the Islamic Republic suffered its third failed launch this year.
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