Industrials

Dominion-SCANA merger could mean pipeline expansion

Both supporters and opponents of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline say Dominion Energy's proposed merger with a South Carolina energy company could open the door to making the natural gas project even bigger.

Correction: Oregon-Monsanto Lawsuit story

The state of Oregon sued the agrochemical company Monsanto on Thursday over pervasive pollution from PCBs, the toxic industrial chemicals that have accumulated in plants, fish and people around the globe for decades.

Correction: Washington-Monsanto Lawsuit story

Washington has become the first U.S. state to sue the agrochemical giant Monsanto over pervasive pollution from PCBs, the toxic industrial chemicals that have accumulated in plants, fish and people around the globe for decades.

Arkansas panel stands by proposal to ban disputed herbicide

Arkansas regulators are standing by their plan to ban an herbicide farmers in several states say has drifted onto their crops and caused damage, despite a request from lawmakers to reconsider the restriction and a lawsuit by a maker of the weed killer.

Murphy labels transit a 'national disgrace.' Can he fix it?

Gov.-elect Phil Murphy might have been quoting a Twitter rant from one of the legions of frustrated commuters when he characterized the state's public transportation corporation last month as "the national disgrace that is New Jersey Transit."