Monthly Archives: <span>June 2023</span>

Billions are Being Spent to Turn the Tide on the US West’s Wildfires. It Won’t Be Enough

DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. (AP) – Using chainsaws, heavy machinery and controlled burns, the Biden administration is trying to turn the tide on worsening wildfires in the U.S. West through a multi-billion dollar cleanup of forests choked with dead trees and undergrowth. …

Superfund Town’s Health Clinic Accused of Submitting False Asbestos Claims

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) – A major U.S. railroad found liable for spreading hazardous asbestos that killed hundreds of people in a Montana town is trying to convince a federal jury that a local clinic submitted hundreds of asbestos claims for …

Plane Crash in Arkansas Lake Kills Pilot and Injures Passenger

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) – A small airplane crashed and sank into Arkansas’ Lake Hamilton, not far from Hot Springs Memorial Field Airport, killing the pilot and injuring his daughter, authorities said. The single-engine Cessna 177 Cardinal, flown by 49-year-old …

Warming Causes More Extreme Rain, Not Snow, over Mountains and Scientists Say that’s a Problem

A warming world is transforming some major snowfalls into extreme rain over mountains instead, somehow worsening both dangerous flooding like the type that devastated Pakistan last year as well as long-term water shortages, a new study found. Using rain and …

Viewpoint: 5 Tips for Creating More Seamless Claims Technology

No matter where you stand in the insurance ecosystem, all roads lead back to the prime directive – serving insured parties in their hours of need. We’re here to fulfill the promise of insurance by analyzing losses, collecting information, and …

Solvay Reaches Nearly $393 Million PFAS Settlement with New Jersey

BRUSSELS –– The U.S. branch of Belgian chemicals company Solvay has struck a nearly $393-million deal with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to settle some claims linked to drinking water pollution caused by one of its plants, …

California Mushroom Farms Cited for Workplace Safety Violations After January Fatal Shootings

California has cited two Northern California mushroom farms for health and safety violations and proposed more than $165,000 in potential fines five months after a farmworker killed seven people in back-to-back shootings on the farms in Half Moon Bay. Chunli …

Connecticut High Court Nixes Workers’ Comp for Firefighter with Heart Condition

A firefighter must be shown to have worked 20 or more hours a week to be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits under state law, the Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled in reversing an appeals court and state workers’ compensation officials. …

Oil Spill from Shell Pipeline Fouls Farms and a River in a Long-Polluted Part of Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) – A new oil spill at a Shell facility in Nigeria has contaminated farmland and a river, upending livelihoods in the fishing and farming communities in part of the Niger Delta, which has long endured environmental pollution …

US Push to Lower Wildfire Risk Across the West Stumbles in Places

DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. (AP) – Using chainsaws, heavy machinery and controlled burns, the Biden administration is trying to turn the tide on worsening wildfires in the U.S. West through a multi-billion dollar cleanup of forests choked with dead trees and undergrowth. …