The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has developed new requirements for oil and natural gas operators in the event of an earthquake. The commission announced the new protocol for operators in the newest and largest areas of oil and gas development, known …
The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) announced that as of March 1 it is accepting electronic invoice payments. Payments may be made via credit card or Automated Clearing House (ACH) through the SLTX online filing system. There is …
Tyson Foods Inc.’s poultry subsidiary has been ordered to pay a $2 million fine for discharges from a southwest Missouri plant that caused a fish kill. The U.S. Justice Department announced that Tyson also must pay $500,000 for damages and …
A former firefighter who confessed to lighting seven structures on fire in Michigan will spend at least six years in prison. Kyle David Norden, 40, was sentenced Monday in Van Buren County Circuit Court to six to 20 years in …
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation that seeks to beef up dam inspections following a near disaster that caused the evacuation of almost 200,000 people living downstream from the tallest one in the United States. The measure implements several …
California fire chiefs said that reinforcements were too slow to arrive in last year’s ferocious firestorms and asked lawmakers for $100 million to call in extra firefighters when weather conditions are ripe for a conflagration. The fire chiefs said drought …
As many as two-thirds of the 29 U.S. commuter railroads may not meet a deadline to install an anti-crash technology by the end of the year, according to a report by a government watchdog seen by Reuters. The report by …
As promised last month, the majority shareholders of AmTrust Financial Services Inc. have set forth a $2.7 billion plan to take the insurer private. The deal is being funded by founding family members and shareholders George and Leah Karfunkel along …
Officials with Massachusetts’ tax collection agency say a data breach that exposed private information from about 39,000 business taxpayers was twice as large as originally thought. The Massachusetts Department of Revenue tells The Boston Globe the information was viewable to …
More than 10 employees of a Pennsylvania paperback manufacturer are recovering in the wake of a chemical release at their plant. The (Wilkes-Barre) Citizens’ Voice reports that Offset Paperback in Dallas Township was evacuated around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday when employees …
