The Exxon Mobil refinery in Joliet, Illinois, suffered a plant-wide shutdown following a power outage on Sunday, September 14, according to a company statement reported by Reuters. The 264,000-barrel-per-day facility lost power at approximately 3:30 p.m. CT, which triggered emergency safety flaring before power was restored at about 7:00 p.m. the same day. Refinery Status … Read more
Rescuers in Nepal and China are racing against rising water levels and severe weather to locate thousands of people still missing following a catastrophic Himalayan glacier collapse that unleashed a deadly mudslide. According to authorities, the death toll across the border region has climbed to nearly 800, with more than 3,000 individuals unaccounted for after … Read more
Himalayan Flood Death Toll Nears 600 as Rescue Teams Reach Ruins Rescue teams in Nepal and China resumed operations in the flood-hit Himalayas, with a Chinese rescue team reaching the all-but-obliterated Gyirong border crossing complex for the first time and finding “nothing but ruins,” according to reports from Reuters. A glacier collapse unleashed a massive … Read more