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USDA, Australia Reach Partial Beef AgreementThe U.S. Department of Agriculture reached a par

Canada's 48,000 striking railway workers are likely to be back at work this weekend, under governmen

In an unusual and hastily called meeting, Alan McArtor, federal aviation administrator, asked airlin

The Interstate Commerce Commission handed Quaker Oats Co. an important victory by broadening the typ

The melting pot that could someday lead to forging links between European airlines continues to simm

U.S. trading know-how and a loyal Japanese staff have helped to make First National Bank of Chicago

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THE CONTROVERSY SWIRLING around the Shoreham and Seabrook nuclear plants could jeopardize the timely

Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., told West Virginia coal and business leaders Wednesday that there's a

Environmental and labor groups said the state is failing to enforce a law giving employees and commu

The Maryland Public Service Commission will open hearings Sept. 28 to consider Potomac Electric Powe

Completing his first safety review of a U.S. nuclear plant, an international investigator reported t

Novacor Increases Polyethylene PricesNovacor Chemicals Inc. announced a price increase in th

The bottlenecked process of nursing a permit to build and operate a hazardous waste treatment or dis

Unofficial Vote Rejects Trash-to-Energy PlantHARTFORD, Conn. - Prospects for a proposed tras

Masonite Corp., a subsidiary of USG Corp., announced that it has purchased Intamasa, the leading Spa

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed method of cleaning up Love Canal has been oppose

The Inland Transport Committee of the Economic Commission for Europe is drafting an international ag

Ecolab Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire G.H. Wood & Co., a privately held Canadian manu

Karl Schmidt and his family piled into their Mercedes, looking back happily at a three-week Mediterr

The crew of Northwest Airlines Flight 255 deviated from company policy and deprived themselves of a

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EPA to Negotiate Waste Site ContractsBUFFALO, N.Y. - Ecology & Environment Inc. has been sel

The Environmental Protection Agency will decide soon what action to take concerning a Montana profes

Even as industry waits for Argentina's planned sale of state-owned petrochemical assets, a lengtheni

Gasoline prices in New York State rose for the ninth week in a row, with regular leaded gas jumping

The government called out border guards to protect state-owned natural gas pipelines and its plants

Todd Shipyards Corp. has won approval from a federal bankruptcy judge for a $25 million credit line

Sluggish exports, and a move by shipping lines to shift to port calls at fewer load centers, doomed

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A Federal Aviation Administration official says it is unlikely that the Massachusetts Port Authority

Supplies of crude oil and distillate fuel increased last week, according to the latest supply bullet

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. notched up a record first half profit of HK$829 million (US$106 million)

Judge Dismisses Suit Against Soo LineAn employee lawsuit to block Soo Line Railroad Co.'s sa

A shutdown of Canada's two transcontinental railroads has helped state-owned CN Rail draw attention

Negotiations to end a national rail strike resumed here Wednesday aftermaking little progress in a m

The Interstate Commerce Commission must consider a shipper's right to buy or subsidize an unprofitab

The U.S. dollar declined Wednesday after a move by the Federal Reserve to add reserves to the bankin