BP’s strategy after the Deepwater Horizon tragedy: Go deeper. BP is leading an industry-wide push to develop technology that can retrieve oil from formations that are so deep under the sea floor, and under such high pressure and temperature, that …
The state Flood Mitigation Board has awarded millions of dollars for flood protection projects in Cedar Rapids, Dubuque and other Iowa cities. The awards were announced on Wednesday. The Iowa Legislature created the board to let cities use a portion …
Oklahoma Forestry Services has announced that a total of $200,000 in grants have been awarded to rural fire departments across the state. The annual Rural Fire 80/20 Grant program is funded by the Oklahoma Legislature and authorized by Gov. Mary …
The final group of 13 new ambulances has been received by the city of Detroit, Mich. Mayor Dave Bing will turn the keys to the vehicles over to fire officials during a ceremony Thursday morning at the city’s Public Safety …
Adams County’s emergency management office will seek nearly $1 million in grants in the coming year to benefit the Mississippi county’s fire coverage. If all of the grants were awarded, the county would have to put up less than a …
A review has found several shortfalls in Illinois’ readiness to respond to disasters and emergencies. The review concluded that there could be better coordination with local communities on things like identifying and pre-registering volunteer health professionals who could be called …
The company that owns a towboat that sank in the Mississippi River in LeClaire, Iowa, has pledged to pay all the costs of the accident and to ensure the area is thoroughly rid of spilled fuel. Chris Myskowski, senior vice …
Employee Insurance Picks Up Costs for Some Work-Related Injuries Many workers’ compensation (WC) claims result in no payment from the WC system, but do lead to increased costs for employee group insurance plans, reports a study in the December Journal …
Expanding their efforts to keep citizens safe on San Diego roadways, UC San Diego’s Training, Research and Education for Driving Safety (TREDS) program announced today that they are launching a new distracted driving education project called Just Drive – Take …
Lawyers have reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed by the family of a Tennessee National Guard soldier who died in a helicopter crash in Iraq. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports terms of the settlement were not released and still …