Chemical Makers Lose Court Challenge to Train Safety Rules June 13, 2013 By Andrew Zajac Chemical shippers failed to show any business harm from a regulation requiring railroads to deploy new train-safety technology, a U.S....
FEMA Denies Texas Aid Bid to Rebuild After Fertilizer Blast June 13, 2013 By Jim Snyder and Darrell Preston The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it won’t provide U.S. aid to help rebuild the town in Texas where an...
Safety Firm Bolsters Battery Standards After Boeing Crisis June 13, 2013 By Deepa Seetharaman Underwriters Laboratories, a 119-year-old U.S. company that develops product safety tests, is strengthening its lithium-ion battery standards after a string...
EIB Weighs Flood Aid Similar to 1 Billion Euros Offered in 2002 June 13, 2013 By Rebecca Christie The European Investment Bank is considering loans to countries affected by heavy flooding that could be on the scale of...
Commercial Insurance Reserve Deficiency Supports Continued Rate Increases June 13, 2013 A study compiled by Aon Benfield Analytics reveals that commercial lines moved to an overall deficiency position of $0.9 billion...
More Than 1,000 Cited in Delaware Seatbelt Crackdown June 13, 2013 Delaware officials say officers issued 1,010 citations during the annual “Click It or Ticket” campaign last month. The Office of...
Hepatitis A Linked to Frozen Berries Sickens 87 June 13, 2013 By MARY CLARE JALONICK The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says an outbreak of hepatitis A linked to a frozen berry mix sold...
Fukushima Plant Steps Closer to Fuel Rod Removal June 13, 2013 By MALCOLM FOSTER More than two years after Japan’s nuclear disaster, damaged vehicles, twisted metal and other debris remains strewn about the Fukushima...
Alabama Board OKs Money to Fix Tornado Sirens June 13, 2013 Authorities are trying to find money to help fix the outdoor weather sirens in Calhoun and Talladega counties. The Alabama...
Sioux Falls Ice Storm Cost Estimated at $9M June 13, 2013 Sioux Falls, S.D., officials estimate that it cost the city $9 million to respond to a three-day ice and snow...