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Lead paint suppliers settle California lawsuit for $305M
The nation's former major suppliers of lead paint have agreed to pay California's largest cities and counties $305 million to settle a nearly 20-year-old lawsuit, attorneys said on Wednesday, July 17,2019.
California governor criticizes increase in fracking permits
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Friday, July 12, 2019, he wants to move the nation's most populous state away from hydraulic fracturing, a day after he fired the state's top oil and gas regulator for issuing twice as many fracking permits this year compared to last.
Fuel makers launch ad criticizing Trump ethanol mandates
An association representing oil refineries launched a television ad in four swing states on Monday, July 8, 2019, criticizing President Donald Trump's moves to expand the use of ethanol in gasoline.
Gibraltar detains Syria-bound supertanker with Iranian oil
Authorities in Gibraltar said they intercepted an Iranian supertanker on Thursday, July 4, 2019, that was believed to be breaching European Union sanctions by carrying a shipment of Tehran's crude oil to war-ravaged Syria.
Former Guard commander says Iran should seize UK oil tanker
A former leader of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard said on Friday, July 5, 2019, that the Islamic Republic should consider seizing a British oil tanker in response to authorities detaining an Iranian oil tanker off the coast Gibraltar.
Judge to reassess $80 million award in Monsanto cancer case
A U.S. judge will reconsider a jury's $80 million damage award to a California cancer victim who used Monsanto's Roundup weed-killer.
Oregon Republican walkout over climate bill drags on
The Oregon Capitol was at a standstill Wednesday with only four days left in the legislative session, and it remains unclear when — or if— the Senate's 11 Republicans will return to the statehouse and end a walkout over a climate bill.
Air Canada reviewing how crew left sleeping passenger on parked plane
Air Canada said on Sunday, June 23, 2019, it's looking into how crew members could have disembarked from a plane without noticing a sleeping passenger who was left behind.
Explosions, fire rock US oil refinery; gas prices could rise
Explosions and a blaze at the largest oil refinery on the East Coast sent a fireball into the sky and shook homes before dawn on Friday, June 21,2019, though authorities reported only a few minor injuries and said the air was safe to breathe.
Fire triggers pollution concerns at US Steel coke plant
The second fire in six months at U.S. Steel's massive coke plant outside Pittsburgh knocked a key pollution control system offline on Monday, June 17, 2019, triggering a health warning as officials monitored the air around the plant for signs of a release of toxic sulfur dioxide.