Louisville, Kentucky, officials investigate after reported plant explosion
An explosion at a Louisville factory injured several people, authorities said. Kentucky officials said in a news conference Tuesday that the explosion occurred in the 1900 block of Payne Street around 3 p.m. According to local media outlet WLKY, the explosion occurred at the Givaudan Senscolor factory, which specializes in food coloring, in the city's […]
Biden’s Green Push Stumbles As Chinese Firm Ditches Texas Solar Plant
One of China's largest solar power companies, which was originally set to receive nearly $2 billion in President Joe Biden's climate change stimulus money, will sell its new plant in Texas. Solar power company Trina Solar insists the decision has nothing to do with President-elect Donald Trump's anti-China stance or Biden's pledge to eliminate environmental […]
A tiny grain of nuclear fuel is pulled from ruined Japanese nuclear plant, in a step toward cleanup
A robot that spent months inside the tsunami-ravaged reactor ruins of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant delivered a small sample of melted nuclear fuel on Thursday. Plant officials said it was a step toward beginning the removal of hundreds of tons of melted nuclear fuel. fuel debris. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, which manages […]
BioLab to face lawsuit by Rockdale County after fire at plant resulted in release of chemical ‘plume’
Rockdale County plans to sue BioLab in a lawsuit following a chemical release and fire at its Conyers, Ga., facility last month. At a news conference Monday morning, County Commissioner Sherry Washington said the county commission has filed a federal lawsuit against Napoli Shkolnik. “BioLab has had at least four cases of negligence in the […]
Supreme Court to allow Biden admin power plant climate standards to remain in place – for now
The Supreme Court has upheld the Biden administration's climate standards for power plant emissions, rejecting an emergency request to temporarily block the rules while lower courts proceed. In April, the Environmental Protection Agency released a final rule on pollution standards under the Clean Air Act, requiring all long-term coal-fired power plants to reduce their carbon […]
Vulnerable Dem senator tied to ‘radical groups’ working to close massive power plant in swing state
First appearance on Fox: A controversial nonprofit watchdog group with a history of anti-Israel rhetoric and ties to vulnerable Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown could lose hundreds of jobs and increase energy costs. It is working to shut down one of the largest power plants in the United States. Ohioans. Recent Private Equity Stakeholder Projects (PESP) […]
Tennessee authorities look to dispose of dynamite found in box at recycling plant
Tennessee authorities were investigating a box containing a large quantity of dynamite at a metal recycler on Friday and were urging people living near the site to evacuate. According to the Knoxville Police Department, an explosives robot was deployed to collect samples of explosives found inside a CMC recycling bin on Thursday. The sample tested […]
Houston chemical plant leak kills 2, injures at least 35
A chemical leak containing hydrogen sulfide at the PEMEX refinery in Deer Park, Texas, killed two people and injured at least 35 others Thursday night. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said a group of workers were working on a flange when an unknown accident occurred and gas began leaking. Deer Park Emergency Management said it […]
McDonald’s Fries Supplier to Shut Down Washington Plant, Lay Off 375 Workers as Fast Food Prices Soar
North America's largest french fry maker will close its Washington factory and lay off hundreds of workers, company officials announced in a recent earnings call. In an Oct. 1 article, Tom Warner, president and CEO of Lamb Weston Holdings, cited “sluggish” restaurant traffic and demand for frozen fries. press release Provides details of business failures […]
Kamala Harris, Emhoff plant tree for Oct. 7 victims with Mideast on edge — as hecklers chant, beat drums nearby
WASHINGTON – Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff planted a pomegranate tree at the vice president's residence on Monday to commemorate the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. It will be a solemn event amid renewed fears of all-out war in the Middle East, as a noisy protest outside the […]