Inadequate safety standards at Marathon Petroleum’s St. Paul Park refinery in Minnesota have caused avoidable hydrocarbon and chemical releases that pose a threat to the community, a local worker advocacy group said in a report on Sunday, as a lockout …
LONDON — German industrial inspector TÜV SÜD is facing a claim for “significant damages” in the first civil lawsuit on German soil over its alleged role in the deadly collapse of a dam in Brazil two years ago. A group …
TUCSON, Ariz. — Tucson officials are calling on the two e-scooter companies operating in the city to fix problems reported by neighborhood groups. There have been complaints about scooters blocking sidewalks and alleys amid a lack of enforcement since the …
Arkansas Tech University officials say they’re trying to find a different location for theater students to continue their academic work after a Russellville Fire Department inspection found unsafe conditions at the school’s theatre workshop. Officials said in a statement Tuesday …
As many as one in four trucks driving in northwestern North Dakota’s booming oil country are unsafe enough to be put out of service, an inspection effort shows. The state Highway Patrol and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently …
Georgia-based H & W Tour, Inc., has been ordered to immediately cease all intrastate and interstate passenger service within hours of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) uncovering violations “so widespread as to demonstrate a …
Marion County has hired a lawyer to deal with the insurance company for the unsafe Courthouse Square building in Salem. The county’s risk division manager, Mina Hanssen, says it’s likely the claim on the building will end up in litigation. …