U.S. pipeline safety regulators on Tuesday said Exxon Mobil must make fixes to its ruptured Montana oil pipeline and submit a restart plan before oil can flow again. The U.S. Transportation Department’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration also ordered …
A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the family of a 2-year-old boy who plunged to his death from a skybox after a Los Angeles Lakers game in November, alleging there are unsafe conditions at Staples Center that must …
A bill exempting adult drivers of all-terrain vehicles from helmet and eye protection requirements while riding on private property has become North Carolina law without Gov. Beverly Perdue’s signature. Perdue didn’t act on the bill loosening protections in a 2005 …
North Carolina legislators have agreed to exempt adult drivers of all-terrain vehicles from helmet and eye protection requirements while riding on private property. The Senate this week approved a bill loosening protections in a 2005 law for ATVs 45 minutes …
One man wanted to shrink his carbon footprint. Another saw a chance to save gas money. A third needed a way to get around after losing his driver’s license. All turned to the venerable moped, a low-powered form of two-wheeled …
A.M. Best Co. has placed under review with negative implications the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Illinois-based Omega US Insurance, Inc., a subsidiary of Bermuda-based Omega Insurance Holdings Limited and an affiliate …
Police in Connecticut are bolstering patrols this week to look for distracted drivers as part of a federal pilot program. Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and police officials announced the fourth and final enforcement wave of the program at a Capitol …
More than 200 of Kentucky’s 1,000 dams in Kentucky are considered high hazards, which threaten property, people and animals if breached. Marilyn Thomas, environmental engineer consultant for the Dam Safety Branch of the state’s Division of Water, told The Bowling …
The nation needs new solutions to improve the safety of natural gas pipelines coursing beneath neighborhoods, federal investigators said last week as a three-day hearing on last year’s deadly blast in a San Francisco suburb drew to a close. Dozens …
Michigan’s snowy winters and 6,200 miles of groomed trails make it a magnet for snowmobilers, but all that fun comes at a price. The Detroit Free Press reported that more than 130 snowmobilers have been killed in Michigan since 2005 …
