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Russia: Death toll in Siberian coal mine blast raised to 52
A devastating explosion in a Siberian coal mine Thursday left 52 miners and rescuers dead about 250 meters (820 feet) underground, Russian officials said.
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PUC approves $1 million settlement over Revolution Pipeline explosion in Beaver County in 2018
Energy Transfer LP will pay a $1 million fine to settle safety violations over a fiery 2018 natural gas pipeline explosion that destroyed a home in Western Pennsylvania.
DEP pointed feds to whistleblower complaints about Shell pipeline
The complaint alleges that defective corrosion coatings were used on the Falcone pipeline that will feed Shell's ethane cracker in Beaver County.
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2 contractors of oil company indicted for leaks from platforms off Louisiana coast
Two supervisors with a Houston-based oil company are facing multiple federal charges after prosecutors in U.S. Attorney Peter Strasser's office say they knowingly allowed oil to leak from their platforms
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Atlantic Sunrise pipeline company pays $700,000 for construction violations
The violations included failure to properly maintain erosion and sedimentation best management practices, drilling fluid spills, and sediment discharge into waterways.
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Mine disaster in China kills at least 16
A fire led to excessively high levels of carbon monoxide, officials said. The site had previously been fined for safety violations.
Feds close door on new Los Alamos Lab environmental study
Officials said there was no need for a new sitewide study because little has changed since a 2008 environmental analysis.
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