Tammy Webber

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

August 4, 2022

Bahia Bakari, the sole survivor of the Yemeni airline that crashed into the Indian Ocean in 2009, arrives at the courtroom, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022 in Paris. A French court was expected to issue a verdict Wednesday Sept.22, 2022 in the trial of the Yemeni airline that operated a passenger plane that crashed into the Indian Ocean in 2009, killing 152 people.

Damages Awarded for 2009 Plane Crash

September 14, 2022

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant , built during the Soviet era and one of the 10 biggest in the world, has been engulfed by fighting between Russian and Ukrainian troops in recent weeks, fueling concerns of a nuclear catastrophe.

Last Reactor at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Stopped

September 12, 2022

People watch as the USS Texas is moved from the dock Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in La Porte, Texas. The vessel, which was commissioned in 1914 and served in both World War I and World War II, is being towed down the Houston Ship Channel to a dry dock in Galveston where it will undergo an extensive $35 million repair.

Leaky Battleship Needs $35M in Repairs

August 31, 2022

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

IEN Unboxed is a new show in which our editors unbox new tools on the market and discuss their features.

August 4, 2022

In this Sunday, March 22, 2020 photo, Bill Purdue, left, cuts pieces of fabric while Mike Rice sews them into face masks in Rice's autobody and upholstery shop in Washington, Ind.

Volunteers Sew Masks for Workers Facing Shortages

On a normal day, Bill Purdue is waterproofing basements. Today is not a normal day.

March 24, 2020

In this May 10, 2019 photo, Brett Adams stands where the road to his flooded farm disappears under flood waters, with the farm buildings visible in the background, in Peru, Neb. Adams had thousands of acres under water, about 80 percent of his land, this year. The water split open his grain bins and submerged his parents' house and other buildings when the levee protecting the farm broke.

Flooded Farmers Face Growing Dilemma

Floods are the 'new normal.'

December 12, 2019

A plume of smoke from a petrochemical fire at the Intercontinental Terminals Company is shown over downtown Houston Monday, March 18, 2019. The large fire at the Houston-area petrochemicals terminal will likely burn for another two days, authorities said Monday, noting that air quality around the facility was testing within normal guidelines.

Officials Say Air Is Safe

There are no air-quality problems despite a huge black plume of smoke that could be seen for miles.

March 20, 2019

In this Sept. 21, 2017 photo, petroleum coke, the grainy black byproduct of refining Canadian tar sands oil, is visible at the BP Whiting refinery in East Chicago, Ind. The U.S. is the world's largest producer and exporter of 'petcoke,' with the largest share being shipped to India in recent years. The high-carbon, high-sulfur fuel is dirtier than coal, and has been burned unregulated in Indian factories and power plants, contributing to that nation's already-high air pollution levels.

U.S. Exports Dirty Fuel to India

Petroleum coke is cheaper and burns hotter than coal, but it contains far more heart- and lung-damaging sulfur.

December 1, 2017

In this Nov. 26, 2013 file photo, Karegnondi Water Authority CEO Jeff Wright, right, and Deputy CEO John O'Brien look inside a pipe that will be part of the Karegnondi Pipeline Project, in Worth Township, Mich. After months of national attention on lead-tainted drinking water in Flint, many are starting to ask questions about the 74-mile pipeline being built from Lake Huron to the struggling former auto manufacturing powerhouse.

Flint's $285M Project

So far, the project has received comparatively little notice in the scandal. But a governor's task force recently recommended a formal review of the pipeline's approval.

May 10, 2016