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Line owner-operator TC Energy says it has recovered most of the 14,000 barrels that spilled last month but an 800-person response team remains activated to address environmental damage

Crude oil spill in Kansas is contained but not fully cleaned up, as fed agency allows full line operation and Canadian owner TC Energy has yet to state pipeline rupture cause.

Diesel fuel fell about 300 ft from a tower crane, according to the New York City Dept. of Buildings.

Jessie Singer, author of “There Are No Accidents” (Simon & Schuster, 336 pages), works for a nonprofit dedicated to making cities safer for pedestrians and cyclists, but her views of error and accidents go far beyond urban life and cars.

Court orders Michels Canada Co. fine for guilty pleas to two federal charges of environmental law violations in contaminating British Columbia waterways during horizontal directional drilling in 2017.

Fatal construction accidents were down about 2% overall in 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports, but some types of construction accidents saw worrying increases.

Three Democrats are questioning the safety of a plan to rebuild an Illinois Amazon fulfillment center to its pre-tornado condition.

Bluestone Coke signed a consent decree covering toxic emissions of its now idled Birmingham, Ala., plant that produces coke from coal.

Once the World Cup soccer tournament concludes, decency dictates that someone should put a wrecking ball to Qatar’s Al Bayt and Lusail stadiums, where the opening ceremonies and matches were held.