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The proposal would affect more than two million miles of gas distribution lines in the U.S. It was spurred by a fatal 2018 gas explosion in Massachusetts.

A new Interior Dept. rule largely echoes changes made in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster that were later walked back under the Trump administration. 

At least 18 people were killed in the collapse, state officials said.

Floodwater diverted from Beijing has caused major damage in the Hai River basin, but no official damage cost or detail has yet been released as China’s government said it has allocated $124 million for immediate post-disaster relief and reconstruction.

OSHA found workers were exposed to another potential collapse in the same trench a month after the fatal incident.

More than 1,200 appeals cases each year go before overworked OSHA Review Commission judges.

The New York City Dept. of Buildings is investigating the cause of an engine fire and the boom failure.

Contractor groups say data from injury report forms OSHA plans to post online could be mischaracterized.

Washington is one of a handful of states experimenting with using orange pavement stripes to increase driver awareness of work zones.

Japan's plan to discharge treated wastewater from the stricken plant into the sea would have "negligible" health and environmental impacts, says International Atomic Energy Agency.