One local legislator wants seismic testing companies to be held liable for any damages that their operations cause. State Rep. Rob Matzie, D-16, Ambridge, announced Thursday plans to introduce a ...

One of the most predominant factors impacting today's construction industry is the demand to construct buildings that can resist seismic forces and accommodate for the building movements. Architects ...

The controversy over seismic testing has come to the Cape Fear region, with Kure Beach's mayor writing a letter in support and the Carolina Beach Town Council voting recently to oppose it.

Offshore oil and gas exploration uses deafening seismic surveys that generate the loudest human sounds in the ocean (short of those made by explosives). Seismic testing involves blasting the seafloor ...

Seismic testing using vibe trucks -- or thumper trucks -- does not require a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection permit, officials said. “If (Seitel is) using thumper trucks — they don ...

The conversation about offshore drilling has intensified after the Trump Administration appeared to give initial approval for seismic testing in the Atlantic. The seismic blasts would map the sea ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina sued the federal government Wednesday to block an attempt at seismic testing off the state's ...

The BATHOLITHS project, a U.S.-led seismic survey initiative, poses a threat to British Columbia's salmon and marine mammals. Pending approvals, the project is set to begin seismic testing in marine ...

Oil and gas companies will do seismic testing to see what's under the ocean floor, part of the Trump administration's push to expand drilling. Experts say that could harm some endangered animals. The ...

Endangered humpback whales have converged on the Central Coast of California just as the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant prepares for seismic testing that has been accused of frightening, deafening, ...

A roaring push for seismic testing in waters off the coastal South seems to be headed toward a noiseless, harmless end — for now, anyway. Environmentalists suing to protect endangered right whales ...