Upstream Tailings Dams Pose Much Higher Stability Risks, Study Finds March 5, 2021 By Helen Reid and Jeff Lewis The most widespread type of dam used to store mine waste is nearly twice as unstable as the average tailings...
Aurora Partners With Toyota in Bid to Bring Autonomy to Masses February 9, 2021 Aurora Innovation Inc., a Silicon Valley-based autonomous-driving startup with at least a $10 billion valuation, has agreed to a long-term...
Ford to Recall 3M Vehicles for Air Bags at $610 Million Cost January 22, 2021 By David Shepardson Ford Motor Co. said on Thursday it will recall 3 million vehicles for air bag inflators that could rupture, at...
Boeing Dreamliner’s Defects Spur New Cash Risk as Max Woes Fade January 5, 2021 By Julie Johnsson Boeing Co. faces a new cash drain from structural flaws on its marquee 787 Dreamliner jets, potentially slowing the company’s...
Meatpacking Workers Get Priority for Vaccine Under CDC Guideline December 22, 2020 By Mike Dorning Meatpacking and poultry processing workers should be among front-line workers next in line for coronavirus vaccines under guidelines approved by...
NTSB: Safety Processes Failed in Crash That Killed 7 Bikers December 3, 2020 By Michael Casey Systems meant to keep motorists safe failed to prevent a pickup driver on drugs from crashing last year into an...
Boeing 737 MAX Jets Undergo Round-The-Clock Effort to Clear Inventory November 24, 2020 By Eric M. Johnson and David Shepardson MOSES LAKE, Wash. — The future of Boeing Co’s freshly approved 737 MAX is in the hands of nearly 700...
Regulator Votes to Shift Some Auto Safety Spectrum to Wi-Fi Use November 18, 2020 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON — The U.S. communications regulator on Wednesday approved a plan to allow a growing number of wireless devices to...
Outdoor Dining Tents Raise Questions of Virus Safety as Winter Nears November 13, 2020 By Kristen V Brown and Emma Court As temperatures cool, many of the outside dining options that have sprung up across the U.S. in reaction to pandemic...
‘Great Day For Humanity’: Pfizer Says Covid-19 Vaccine Over 90% Effective November 9, 2020 By Michael Erman and Julie Steenhuysen Nov 9 — Pfizer Inc’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine was more than 90% effective based on initial trial results, the company...