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October 9, 2024
A sinkhole that opened up underneath a gypsum stack at a Mosaic phosphate fertilizer plant is seen in Mulberry, Fla., on Sept. 16, 2016.
Polluted Waste From Florida's Fertilizer Industry in Path of Milton's Fury
October 10, 2024
Logos of Honda Motor Co. are pictured in Tsukuba, northeast of Tokyo.
Honda Recalls Nearly 1.7 Million Vehicles for Steering Problem
October 10, 2024
Flames and smoke rise from the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex in Philadelphia, June 21, 2019.
EPA Reaches $4.2M Settlement Over 2019 Explosion, Fire at a Philadelphia Refinery
October 9, 2024
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Damage caused by flooding from Hurricane Helene is seen around Impact Plastics in Erwin, Tenn., on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024.
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Grief, Questions Remain After Plant Workers Swept Away by Helene
In this image made from a video provided by NewsNation, people can be seen on the roof of the Unicoi County Hospital in Erwin, Tenn., on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024.
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11 Workers at a Tennessee Factory Were Swept Away in Hurricane Helene Flooding
In this photo released on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, by Iranian Interior Ministry, miners sit at the site of a coal mine where methane leak sparked an explosion on Saturday, in Tabas, some 335 miles (540 kilometers) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran.
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In this photo provided by the Davis County Sheriff's Office shows Lev Aslan Dermen.
Operations
Businessman Guilty in Polygamist Biodiesel Fraud Scheme
They stole nearly $500 million in government funds.
March 17, 2020
In this photo provided by the Davis County Sheriff's Office shows Lev Aslan Dermen. Openings arguments are set Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, in Utah for a California businessman who prosecutors accuse of being a key figure in a $511 million tax credit scheme carried out by two executives of a Salt Lake City biodiesel company linked to a polygamous group. The men from the polygamous group pleaded guilty last year to money fraud and other charges and are expected to testify against Lev Aslan Dermen, who has pleaded not guilty.
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Trial Begins for Biodiesel Exec Tied to Polygamy, Fraud
The company created fake production records to get renewable-fuel tax credits and then laundered the proceeds.
January 30, 2020
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Plan Allows Drilling, Grazing Near Monument
The land used to be off limits before President Trump downsized the protected area two years ago.
August 26, 2019
Twenty three Union Pacific train cars derailed on March 30, 2019, releasing an unknown quantity of propane after one car overturned about six to eight miles south of Eureka, Utah. Officials blew up 11 derailed tanker cars containing propane and biodiesel in a controlled detonation.
Safety
Officials Blow Up Derailed Train Cars
The controlled detonation was the safest way to deal with explosive material.
April 2, 2019
In this May 11, 2018, file photo, released by the South Jordan Police Department shows a traffic collision involving a Tesla Model S sedan with a fire department mechanic truck stopped at a red light in South Jordan, Utah. Heather Lommatzsch, the Utah driver who slammed her Tesla into the stopped firetruck at a red light while using the vehicle's semi-autonomous function, is suing the company.
Product Development
Driver Sues Tesla After Autopilot Crash
The driver slammed her Tesla into a stopped firetruck at a red light earlier this year.
September 6, 2018
In this Oct. 23, 2009, file photo, coal trucks leave the coal-fired Hunter Power Plant just south of Castle Dale, Utah, after making a delivery. An appeals court has granted a request from President Donald Trump's administration to halt a plan for new pollution controls at Utah's oldest coal-fired power plants aimed at reducing haze near national parks.
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Utah Pollution Controls Halted
The initial regulations were aimed at reducing haze near national parks.
September 12, 2017
In this Friday, June 16, 2017, photo, hydraulic engineering professor Michael Johnson looks at the water flow on a replica of the Oroville Dam spillway at Utah State University's Water Research Laboratory, in Logan, Utah. California water officials are relying on key hydrology tests being performed on the replica of the spillway to pinpoint what repairs will work best at the tallest dam in the U.S for a spillway that was torn apart in February.
Product Development
Replica Helps Pinpoint Dam Repairs
Hydraulic engineers use a replica built out of wood, concrete and steel.
June 26, 2017
am Wheeler is dead after the high-performance bike he was testing at Utah's famed Bonneville Salt Flats fish-tailed, went airborne and crashed at 200 mph. He was 72.
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Renowned Land Speed Racer, Engineer Dies
Sam Wheeler, an engineer from California, was known as an innovator and pioneer.
July 28, 2016