Philadelphia Energy Solutions Files for Bankruptcy After Refinery Fire July 23, 2019 By Laila Kearney and Jarrett Renshaw Philadelphia Energy Solutions filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the company said on Monday, its second such filing in less...
City of Atlanta Struggles to Recover from Cyber Attack April 2, 2018 By Laila Kearney Atlanta’s top officials holed up in their offices on Saturday as they worked to restore critical systems knocked out by...
Gone With The Wind: Storms Deepen Florida’s Beach Sand Crunch February 22, 2018 By Laila Kearney Down the palm tree-lined roads of northeast Florida’s Flagler County, a half-dozen dump trucks are shuttling back and forth along...
New York Sues Fossil Fuel Majors, Plans Divestment from Pension Funds January 11, 2018 By Laila Kearney New York City announced on Wednesday that it filed a multibillion dollar lawsuit against five top oil companies, citing their...
Judge Approves $265M Settlement in 2015 Pennsylvania Amtrak Derailment October 28, 2016 By Jonathan Stemple and Laila Kearney A U.S. federal judge on Thursday approved a $265 million settlement over an Amtrak passenger train crash in Philadelphia in...
Northeast Coast Spared Hermine’s Worst September 5, 2016 By Laila Kearney Atlantic storm Hermine drifted north on Monday off the U.S. East Coast, still packing near-hurricane strength winds but far enough...
New York Set to Expand Medical Marijuana Program September 1, 2016 By Laila Kearney New York state will loosen rules on marijuana prescribing, allow home delivery of the drug and take other steps to...
Blizzard Sweeps Northeast U.S., New York Spared Its Brunt January 27, 2015 By Jill Serjeant, Laila Kearney and Scott Malone A blizzard swept across the northeastern United States on Tuesday, dropping as much as 2 feet (60 cm) of snow...
Not Guilty Plea Entered by PG&E In Deadly California Blast April 22, 2014 By Laila Kearney Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has pleaded not guilty to federal charges stemming from a natural gas pipeline explosion in...
Scientists Report Solar Blasts Narrowly Missed Earth in 2012 March 20, 2014 By Laila Kearney Fierce solar blasts that could have badly damaged electrical grids and disabled satellites in space narrowly missed Earth in 2012,...