Even before the inferno that engulfed the Maui resort of Lahaina is fully contained, local officials and Hawaii’s leading utility are at odds over a fundamental question: Did a single […]
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Back to news homeNorfolk Southern’s Push for Profits Compromised Safety, Workers Say
Norfolk Southern once had so few accidents and injuries that it won the rail industry’s prestigious E.H. Harriman safety award for 23 years in a row until it was retired […]
At Amazon Site, Tornado Collided With Company’s Peak Delivery Season
Amazon’s model of using contractors is part of a huge push that the company started in 2018 to expand its own deliveries, rather than rely solely on shipping companies like […]
China Digs More Coal for Power Needs, Despite Climate Change
LINFEN, China — Desperate to meet its electricity needs, China is opening up new coal production exceeding what all of Western Europe mines in a year, at a tremendous cost […]
California Bill Could Alter Amazon Labor Practices
Among the pandemic’s biggest economic winners is Amazon, which nearly doubled its annual profit last year to $21 billion and is on pace to far exceed that total this year.The […]
PG&E Aims to Curb Wildfire Risk by Burying Many Power Lines
Pacific Gas & Electric, aiming to show its determination to overcome a history of safety problems, announced Wednesday that it planned to put 10,000 miles of its power lines underground […]
Tesla Says Autopilot Makes Its Cars Safer. Crash Victims Say It Kills.
Benjamin Maldonado and his teenage son were driving back from a soccer tournament on a California freeway in August 2019 when a truck in front of them slowed. Mr. Maldonado […]
China Denies Radiation Leak at Nuclear Reactor, Admits Fuel Rod Damage
SHANGHAI — The Chinese government said on Wednesday that “about five” of the uranium fuel rods inside a nuclear power plant in southeastern China had been damaged, but added that […]
Fisher-Price Recalls Rock ‘n Glide Soothers After 4 Infant Deaths
Fisher-Price is recalling its 4-in-1 Rock ‘n Glide Soother, a baby sleep product, after it was linked to reports of four infant deaths, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.The […]
The Costly Pursuit of Self-Driving Cars Continues On. And On. And On.
It was seven years ago when Waymo discovered that spring blossoms made its self-driving cars get twitchy on the brakes. So did soap bubbles. And road flares.New tests, in years […]