Gas explosion at Liushenyu coal mine in northern China, has killed 82 people with nine still missing. President Xi Jinping ...

Tragedy in Washington and near-miss in California cast in sharp relief the risk of chemical spills and explosions ...

Coal mining has produced some of the deadliest industrial accidents in modern history. From methane explosions and coal dust ignition to structural collapse and flooding, the industry’s worst ...

China's worst coal mining disaster in 15 years comes amid an ambitious pivot towards green energy.

The two solid rocket boosters flew in different directions as the external fuel tank became a fireball.(AP: Bruce Weaver / File) Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after ...

Two major incidents at chemical plants in one week have intensified scrutiny of the Trump Administration's push to gut chemical safety regulations.

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Spill Response Team vehicle sits parked in front of the Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility following a fatal chemical storage tank implosion on May 26, 2026 in Longview, Washington. —Mathieu ...