"Fuel Firm Flouted Safety Rules"
"The fuel company whose tank farm in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, exploded last month collected environmental violations and skipped inspections for years."
Source: Miami Herald, 11/13/2009
Disasters
"Ida's Threat Ebbs But U.S. Gulf Energy Output Disrupted"
"A weakened Tropical Storm Ida drenched the U.S. Gulf Coast and oil installations on Monday, shutting down nearly 30 percent of Gulf energy production."
Source: Reuters, 11/10/2009
"DEP Finds Problems at W.Va.'s Coal-Ash Dams"
"Nearly two-thirds of the coal-ash dams across West Virginia might need repairs, and a quarter of them are ranked as being in poor or unsatisfactory condition, according to a report released Thursday by the state Department of Environmental Protection."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 11/06/2009
"Feds Probe Cause of Puerto Rico Fuel Depot Fire"
"Federal investigators entered a smoldering fuel depot for the first time Sunday to investigate what may have caused an explosion that forced hundreds to evacuate and spewed thick, toxic smoke across the region."
Source: AP, 10/26/2009
"Quiet Atlantic Hurricane Season A Boon For Insurers"
"Thanks to El Nino, the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season has been the quietest in more than a decade, offering a reprieve for residents in the danger zone and a chance for insurance firms to refill depleted coffers."
Source: Reuters, 10/16/2009
"In New Orleans, Uneven Recovery Awaits Obama"
"President Obama travels to New Orleans this week for a town hall meeting -- and for a look at the recovery in the city battered by Hurricane Katrina four years ago. It will be Obama's first visit since the presidential campaign, when, as a candidate, he had a long list of promises for the city."
Source: NPR, 10/14/2009
"SoCal Storm Menaces Neighborhoods Near Burn Areas"
"A powerful fall storm packing strong winds and rain drenched fire-scarred hillsides around California on Wednesday, and residents from north to south braced for possible mudslides and debris flows."
Source: AP, 10/14/2009
"Floating House Could Ride New Orleans' Floods"
"A house capable of floating atop rising floodwaters made its debut [Oct. 6] in New Orleans."
Source: AP, 10/13/2009
"Byrd Blasts Massey 'Arrogance' Over Marsh Fork School"
"Sen. Robert C. Byrd on Wednesday blasted Massey Energy for what he called 'disregard for human life and safety,' following the company's refusal to help fund a new school so Marsh Fork Elementary students could move away from a Massy coal processing plant and slurry impoundment."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 10/09/2009
"'Sea of Devastation': Samoans Flee Deadly Tsunami"
"Victims of the tsunami that swept across the South Pacific had only minutes to escape the deadly waves and in some cases didn't receive alerts of danger, despite years of work to upgrade early-warning systems across the region."
Source: Wall St. Journal, 09/30/2009
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