New ‘Craze’ of Refracking Wells Shows Much Promise, Many Risks July 7, 2015 By Dan Murtaugh, Lynn Doan and Bradley Olson The technique itself is nothing new. Oil crews across the world have been schooled on its simple principles for generations:...
New Hampshire Is 15th State with ‘Hands-Free’ Driving Law July 7, 2015 New Hampshire is now the 15th state to bar drivers from using hand-held cellphones while driving. The new “hands-free” law,...
SpaceX Still Uncertain Why Falcon 9 Rocket Exploded July 7, 2015 SpaceX is still homing in on why its Falcon 9 rocket exploded after liftoff last week, unable to resolve conflicting...
Massachusetts Trims Workers’ Compensation Assessment July 7, 2015 Massachusetts businesses are getting a break on workers’ compensation costs for the new fiscal year. Gov. Charlie Baker has announced...
BP Agrees to $18.7B Oil Spill Settlement with Government, Gulf States July 6, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson BP Plc has agreed to a preliminary deal in which it will pay a record $18.7 billion to settle claims...
BP Oil Spill Deal Doesn’t Cover Claims by Insurers, Banks, Others July 6, 2015 By Margaret Cronin Fisk and Laurel Brubaker Calkins BP Plc’s record $18.7 billion settlement ended government claims over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, leaving numerous smaller...
Germanwings Offers Crash Victims’ Families Emotional Damage Payments July 6, 2015 By Victoria Bryan Germanwings is offering 25,000 euros ($27,958) compensation payments to close relatives of those killed in the March 24 plane crash...
NASA’s Flying Observatory Tracks California’s Disappearing Snowpack July 6, 2015 By Sadie Bass A team of scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is tracking California’s snowpack levels aboard a flying laboratory. It’s called...
New York Passes Bill Requiring 10-Year Smoke Alarms July 6, 2015 New York lawmakers have passed a bill that would require new smoke detectors contain 10-year non-removable batteries. The bill, which...
Connecticut Man Awarded $4.2M for Medical Malpractice Claim July 6, 2015 A Connecticut man has been awarded $4.2 million as compensation for a surgery he says caused him to lose the...