Governor Says Montana Was Misled on Oil Spill

He said Exxon Mobil withheld documents and reported that the pipe had been turned off within six minutes, even though records that show it was nearly an hour.

Plane With Michelle Obama Aborts Landing

An Air Force passenger jet carrying Michelle Obama was following too closely on the tail of a military cargo plane.

U.S. Nuclear Industry Faces New Uncertainty

A fragile bipartisan consensus on nuclear power’s promise for the United States may have dissolved.

Fund Official Not Neutral, Judge Rules

The administrator of the fund to compensate oil spill victims should not claim he is independent of BP, a judge says.

Size Protects Government Contractors That Stray

As the case of BP illustrates, the largest companies often escape the stiffest penalties because government agencies are too dependent on them.

BP Is Planning to Challenge Estimates of Oil Spill

The move could reduce the company’s liability by billions of dollars, according to documents filed with a presidential panel.

Gas Blasts Spur Questions on Oversight

Experts say that weak oversight of the 2.7 million miles of gas pipeline in the United States has contributed to hundreds of episodes that have killed 60 people in the last five years.

Gas Blasts Spur Questions on Oversight of Pipelines

Experts say that weak oversight of the 2.7 million miles of gas pipeline in the United States has contributed to hundreds of episodes that have killed 60 people in the last five years.

‘Our Job Is Not Finished,’ President Tells Gulf Coast

President Obama on Saturday vowed to maintain an intense government response until the environment is cleaned up and businesses and communities are made whole.

Plane in Stevens Crash Had an Alert System

The system warned pilots of dangerous terrain, but the chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board said that it was not known if the system was working just before the plane crashed.

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