Billions are Being Spent to Turn the Tide on the US West’s Wildfires. It Won’t Be Enough June 29, 2023 By Matthew Brown, Terry Chea, Caleb Diehl and Camille Fassett DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. (AP) – Using chainsaws, heavy machinery and controlled burns, the Biden administration is trying to turn the tide...
Superfund Town’s Health Clinic Accused of Submitting False Asbestos Claims June 29, 2023 By Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) – A major U.S. railroad found liable for spreading hazardous asbestos that killed hundreds of people in...
Plane Crash in Arkansas Lake Kills Pilot and Injures Passenger June 29, 2023 HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) – A small airplane crashed and sank into Arkansas’ Lake Hamilton, not far from Hot Springs...
Warming Causes More Extreme Rain, Not Snow, over Mountains and Scientists Say that’s a Problem June 29, 2023 By Seth Borenstein A warming world is transforming some major snowfalls into extreme rain over mountains instead, somehow worsening both dangerous flooding like...
Viewpoint: 5 Tips for Creating More Seamless Claims Technology June 29, 2023 By Louis Pippin No matter where you stand in the insurance ecosystem, all roads lead back to the prime directive – serving insured...
Solvay Reaches Nearly $393 Million PFAS Settlement with New Jersey June 29, 2023 BRUSSELS –– The U.S. branch of Belgian chemicals company Solvay has struck a nearly $393-million deal with the New Jersey...
California Mushroom Farms Cited for Workplace Safety Violations After January Fatal Shootings June 28, 2023 By Stefanie Dazio California has cited two Northern California mushroom farms for health and safety violations and proposed more than $165,000 in potential...
Connecticut High Court Nixes Workers’ Comp for Firefighter with Heart Condition June 28, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A firefighter must be shown to have worked 20 or more hours a week to be eligible for workers’ compensation...
Oil Spill from Shell Pipeline Fouls Farms and a River in a Long-Polluted Part of Nigeria June 28, 2023 By Taiwo Adebayo ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) – A new oil spill at a Shell facility in Nigeria has contaminated farmland and a river,...
US Push to Lower Wildfire Risk Across the West Stumbles in Places June 28, 2023 By Matthew Brown, Terry Chea, Caleb Diehl and Camille Fassett DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. (AP) – Using chainsaws, heavy machinery and controlled burns, the Biden administration is trying to turn the tide...