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May 24, 2023 at 3:24 pm

Shell agrees to pay $10 million for air pollution at massive new Pennsylvania petrochemical plant

Shell has agreed to pay $10 million to resolve allegations that it polluted the air around its massive new petrochemical refinery in western Pennsylvania.

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May 22, 2023 at 2:00 pm

Lawsuit: New York City hospital covered up abuse by star doctor convicted of rape

A major New York City hospital is facing allegations that hospital officials ignored a star physician’s rampant sexual abuse of patients for more than a...

May 11, 2023 at 1:17 pm

Environmental groups sue Shell over air quality at massive new Pennsylvania petrochemical plant

An environmental group says in a new lawsuit that Shell is putting residents’ health at risk by persistently violating air quality standards at its massive...

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FILE – Emergency personnel work at the site of a deadly explosion at a chocolate factory in West Reading, Pa., March 24, 2023. Workers at the Pennsylvania chocolate factory smelled “rotten eggs” before a powerful natural gas explosion that leveled one building, heavily damaged another and killed seven, federal safety officials said Monday, May 2, in a preliminary report. (Jeff Doelp/Reading Eagle via AP, File) PAREA201 PAREA201

May 2, 2023 at 12:45 pm

Workers: ‘Rotten egg’ smell before chocolate factory blast

Workers at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory smelled rotten eggs before a powerful natural gas explosion that leveled one building and heavily damaged another, killing seven...

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April 28, 2023 at 12:33 pm

Agency clarifies frack waste ban in Delaware River watershed

An environmental group that accused regulators of weakening a ban on the dumping of fracking wastewater in the Delaware River watershed has dropped its federal...

April 11, 2023 at 9:33 am

Suit: Chocolate maker ignored natural gas alert before blast

A lawsuit over a deadly explosion at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory says the candy-maker ignored warnings of a natural gas leak.

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March 31, 2023 at 11:09 am

Factory explosion survivor, on fire, fell into chocolate vat VIEW

A woman pulled alive from the rubble of a Pennsylvania chocolate factory after an explosion that killed seven co-workers says her arm caught fire as...

March 28, 2023 at 5:37 pm

Probe of chocolate factory blast focuses on gas pipeline

Federal safety officials are investigating the role of a natural gas pipeline in a fatal blast at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory.

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March 28, 2023 at 1:43 pm

Deadly chocolate factory blast highlights combustion risks

Last week’s fatal blast at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory highlighted the combustibility of food plants in general and chocolate making in particular.

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March 27, 2023 at 9:20 am

Jumbled wreckage complicates chocolate factory blast probe VIEW

Investigators looking for the cause of a deadly explosion that leveled part of a Pennsylvania chocolate factory are facing an even more difficult task as...