An oil pipeline that spewed tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil into Montana’s Yellowstone River was temporarily shut down in May because of concerns over rising waters, and regulators last year warned Exxon Mobil of several safety violations …
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead has signed a disaster declaration for damages around the state caused by the ongoing flooding. The state estimates about $6.8 million in damages so far to agriculture and infrastructure. That includes the cost of preventative efforts, …
The commander of North Dakota’s National Guard estimated it will cost $90 million or more to repair roads, parks and other public works from damage caused during spring and summer flooding. Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, speaking to the Legislature’s Budget …
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has agreed to pay $26 million in penalties after acknowledging safety violations in a fatal natural gas explosion that destroyed one home and damaged several others in a Sacramento suburb on Christmas Eve 2008. The …
Federal aid has been approved for those in Hawaii affected by tsunami waves from the March earthquake in Japan. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported that so far the U.S. Small Business Administration has approved 14 claims for low-interest federal disaster loans …
A monster tornado killed at least 116 people in Joplin, Missouri, when it tore through the heart of the small Midwestern city, ripping the roof off a hospital and destroying thousands of homes and businesses. Weather officials said the twister …
BP has agreed to pay a $25 million civil penalty, as well as spend $60 million on enhanced safety measures, to settle a federal probe of a pipeline oil spill on Alaska’s North Slope in 2006, the U.S. government said. …
Oregon’s Constitution requires that the state Legislature meet in Salem. So what would happen if disaster struck Oregon and lawmakers needed to urgently approve relief funds in a capital city they couldn’t reach? The state House took up that question …
Four families in Yoder, Colo., are building a sand bunker and stockpiling ammunition and weapons. A Black Forest resident has erected a geodesic dome on her 5-acre spread to grow vegetables, keeps horses for emergency transportation, in case she can’t …
Gov. Mary Fallin is seeking a federal disaster declaration for Atoka County in the wake of a deadly tornado that swept through the southeastern Oklahoma town of Tushka. Two people were killed and 43 others were injured when the tornado …
