Wildfires Burn in California and Arizona, Residents Return After Utah Blaze July 1, 2020 NILAND, Calif. — A wind-driven wildfire destroyed homes and forced evacuations as it tore through a rural Southern California desert...
Weekend Wildfires Break Out in Utah, Nevada and Arizona June 29, 2020 Wildfires prompted evacuations in Utah, Nevada and Arizona over the weekend. Fireworks caused a wildfire in Utah that forced out...
Thousands Fight Wildfires in National Forests Across Arizona June 22, 2020 By Paul Davenport PHOENIX — More than 2,000 firefighters on Saturday battled three major wildfires burning in forested mountains and desert hills in...
Oil Refineries, Offshore Drillers Face Hurricane Challenges Amid Pandemic June 5, 2020 By Erwin Seba HOUSTON — As oil and gas companies began shutting offshore production before the first tropical storm of the season in...
Fire Sweeps Illinois Recycling Center, Forces Evacuations March 12, 2020 MADISON, Ill. — A fire swept through a recycling business in southwestern Illinois early Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of nearby...
Nisource Unit to Plead Guilty After U.S. Probe into Mass. Gas Explosions February 26, 2020 By Nate Raymond BOSTON — A subsidiary of utility operator NiSource Inc has agreed to pay $53 million and plead guilty to breaking...
Winds Whip California as 2.5 Million People Face Power Cuts October 29, 2019 By David R. Baker and Mark Chediak California utilities are warning they may cut electricity to as many as 2.5 million people to prevent power lines from...
Southeast Officials Worry About Storm Evacuation Fatigue September 4, 2019 By Jeffrey Collins and Cody Jackson It’s become a hurricane-season ritual in the Southeast: When a storm threatens, coastal residents board up homes, load up SUVs...
NiSource Settles Massachusetts Gas Explosion Lawsuits for $143 Million July 29, 2019 By Nate Raymond and Arpan Varghese Utility operator NiSource Inc on Monday said it will pay $143 million to resolve class action lawsuits brought by residents...
Indiana Fair’s Plan Short on Evacuation Details September 16, 2011 By RICK CALLAHAN An emergency response plan drafted 10 months before the Indiana State Fair’s deadly stage collapse details how staff should handle...