Monthly Archives: <span>January 2019</span>

Septic Tanks in Miami-Dade Failing Due to Sea Level Rise

Miami-Dade has tens of thousands of septic tanks, and a new report reveals most are already malfunctioning – the smelly and unhealthy evidence of which often ends up in people’s yards and homes. It’s a billion-dollar problem that climate change …

Des Moines Buys 78 Flood-Damaged Homes for $10.5M

Des Moines has spent about $10.5 million to buy 78 homes damaged by June’s flash flooding, and officials hope the move will prevent future flooding issues. Most of the residences are situated along Fourmile Creek in northeast Des Moines, Iowa, …

Iowa Workplace Safety Inspectors Allege Firings Were Retaliation

Two Iowa workplace safety inspectors were fired in what they are calling retaliation for blowing the whistle on a hostile environment inside their agency. The firings of Jason Garmoe and Travis Stein on Tuesday are the latest turmoil at the …

Arkansas Nears Launch of Medical Marijuana Program

An Arkansas panel on Wednesday named 32 companies it intends to license to sell medical marijuana, two years after voters approved its legalization and following a series of delays that have frustrated patients and advocates. The state Medical Marijuana Commission …

NFL Drops Dementia Claims Appeal in Concussion Case

The NFL abruptly dropped its plan Wednesday to challenge approved dementia diagnoses in a landmark concussion case as players’ lawyers accuse it of trying to delay payments and rewrite the $1 billion settlement. A federal court hearing set for Thursday …

Human Error Caused 2016 Suburban Detroit Sinkhole

A sinkhole that damaged homes in a neighborhood north of Detroit, Mich., and cost $75 million to fix was caused by human error that allowed the quick release of waste and water into a sewer line, according to a top …

Scientists Look to Measure Pain Better

Is the pain stabbing or burning? On a scale from 1 to 10, is it a 6 or an 8? Over and over, 17-year-old Sarah Taylor struggled to make doctors understand her sometimes debilitating levels of pain, first from joint-damaging …

Business News: The Dentists Insurance Company, Worley Claims Service, Crawford & Co.

Dentists Benefits, Northwest Dentists Merge With The Dentists Insurance Company Dentists Benefits Insurance Company (DBIC) and Northwest Dentists Insurance Company (NORDIC), acquired by The Dentists Insurance Company (TDIC) in February 2017, merged with, and into, their parent company, TDIC, effective …

Toyota Recalls 1.7M Vehicles in North America to Fix Airbags

Toyota is recalling 1.7 million vehicles in North America to replace potentially deadly Takata front passenger airbag inflators. The move announced Wednesday includes 1.3 million vehicles in the U.S. and is part of the largest series of automotive recalls in …

CES 2019: Lighting Used to Reduce Autonomous Vehicle Accidents

Reducing autonomous vehicle accidents during testing may be as easy as adding lighting. Hyundai MOBIS showcased the latest Communication Lighting concept at the CES show in Las Vegas this week. Communication Lighting uses an “Indicating Lighting Zone” to indicate when …