According to some researchers, yes, fracking is tied to earthquake activity in the U.S. The central portion of the United States has seen six times more earthquakes than it did in the 20th century. Over a two-year period, from 2010 to 2012, 300 earthquakes were reported that registered at least 3.0 in the Central U.S….
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According to a recent AP article, falling televisions sent nearly 200,000 U.S. children to the emergency room in the last 20 years. Additionally, the injury rate has climbed substantially for these sometimes deadly accidents. Doctors and safety experts say better awareness is needed about the dangers and risks of putting heavier, older model TV sets…
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A Halliburton employee died while servicing a well on a North Dakota oil rig in January. As a result of the unsafe work conditions present at the time of his death, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a $14,000 fine to the company for two serious safety violations. The employee was killed when a pipe…
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A Clear Lake family vacationing in the northeast suffered a fatal crash while traveling to Boston, Massachusetts. Their van traveled into a grassy highway median, then returned to the roadway and rolled several times before stopping in the middle of the Thruway on I-90. Houston mother Jennifer Hodson was driving the van at the time…
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An investigation into the death of an oil field worker by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) uncovered two serious safety violations that contributed to the worker’s death: failing to prevent a struck-by injury by securing high pressure lines and failing to control the release of pressure from a pressure line. The Houston-basedHalliburton Company…
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Dozens of parents and loved ones are grieving the deaths of 22 children in India. Food they were served in a school lunch program was contaminated with insecticides. In addition, about 25 other children were sickened, as well as some of the preparers. Here in the United States, we eat out regularly, and we buy…
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Two miles from the KIII-TV studios in Corpus Christi, Texas, what is believed to be a natural gas explosion seriously injured at least three people and damaged many nearby homes. Broadcasters were on-air at the time of the blast and can be seen visibly frightened by the percussion of the distant blast. No reports of…
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On Wednesday, a federal judge ruled that Apple broke antitrust laws by conspiring with publishers to raise electronic book prices. Federal District Judge Denise Cote ruled that there was compelling evidence that Apple played a “central role” in a conspiracy to eliminate price competition and raise e-book prices. The court found that Apple’s conspiracy with…
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