International News Mexico’s Oil Company’s Math Claims Better Worker Safety July 7, 2015 In late May, Pemex, the Mexican state-owned petroleum company, announced that it had succeeded in bringing its worker fatality and... Read More
Southeast News South Carolina Officials Target Heavy Equipment Theft Ring July 7, 2015 One man has been jailed and another is being sought as county officials in Florence and Clarendon, South Carolina say... Read More
New ‘Craze’ of Refracking Wells Shows Much Promise, Many Risks July 7, 2015 The technique itself is nothing new. Oil crews across the world have been schooled on its simple principles for generations:... Read More
East News 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,... Read More
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... Read More
East News 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... Read More
BP Agrees to $18.7B Oil Spill Settlement with Government, Gulf States July 6, 2015 BP Plc has agreed to a preliminary deal in which it will pay a record $18.7 billion to settle claims... Read More
BP Oil Spill Deal Doesn’t Cover Claims by Insurers, Banks, Others July 6, 2015 BP Plc’s record $18.7 billion settlement ended government claims over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, leaving numerous smaller... Read More
International News Germanwings Offers Crash Victims’ Families Emotional Damage Payments July 6, 2015 Germanwings is offering 25,000 euros ($27,958) compensation payments to close relatives of those killed in the March 24 plane crash... Read More
West News NASA’s Flying Observatory Tracks California’s Disappearing Snowpack July 6, 2015 A team of scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is tracking California’s snowpack levels aboard a flying laboratory. It’s called... Read More