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How Texas Weakened Its Own Air Pollution Monitoring Team
When disaster affects the sprawling industrial complexes of Texas, the state’s environmental authority often posts pictures online of its white vans patrolling public streets, verifying the local air is safe to breathe. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality calls this …
POSTED OCTOBER 08, 2024 4:53 PM |
Utilities’ Extreme Plan to Stop Wildfires: Shut Off the Power
A growing number of utilities are resorting to an extreme measure to prevent their equipment from sparking catastrophic wildfires: turning off the power. Electric companies serving about 24 million homes and businesses across the fire-prone US West now have plans …
POSTED OCTOBER 08, 2024 4:49 PM |
Hub Acquires Missouri’s AIG Agency
Hub International Limited (Hub) announced that it has acquired the assets of AIG Agency Inc. (d/b/a Associated Insurance Group). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Maryland Heights, Missouri, Associated Insurance Group is an independent insurance agency providing …
POSTED OCTOBER 08, 2024 4:45 PM |
No Sovereign Immunity for Virginia City or Truck Driver In-Between Garbage Pick-Ups
The Virginia Court of Appeals has ruled that a trial court erred in finding that a garbage truck driver and the city of Chesapeake were shielded by sovereign immunity for their role in an accident caused by the truck driver …
POSTED OCTOBER 08, 2024 4:42 PM |
Illinois Manufacturer to Pay $1.3M After Plant Explosion
Chemical products manufacturer AB Specialty Silicones LLC will pay $1.3 million in penalties after an explosion and fire at its Waukegan, Illinois plant in May 2019 claimed the lives of four workers. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and …
POSTED OCTOBER 08, 2024 4:35 PM |
Five Dead, One Critically Injured in Tragic Ohio Car Crash
GOSHEN, Ohio (AP) — An early morning crash involving two cars on an Ohio road killed five people and critically injured another person, authorities said. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said a car heading northeast on Route 28 struck a …
POSTED OCTOBER 08, 2024 4:32 PM |
Hurricanes Like Helene Keep Killing for Years After They Strike
Hurricanes in the United States end up hundreds of times deadlier than the government calculates, contributing to more American deaths than car accidents or all the nation’s wars, a new study said. The average storm hitting the U.S. contributes to …
POSTED OCTOBER 08, 2024 4:26 PM |
Markets/Coverages: Price Forbes Re Taps Gallagher Re’s Cole as Head of Financial Lines; BHSI Names Aon’s Pache for PI/Cyber Team, DACH Region, Schumacher as Property U/W
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Price Forbes Re and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI). A summary of these new hires follows here. Price Forbes Re Names Gallagher Re’s Cole as EVP, Head of Financial Lines Price …
POSTED OCTOBER 08, 2024 4:08 PM |
As Milton Nears, Flood-Proof Fences Will Face a Major Test in Tampa
For the second time in two weeks, Tampa General Hospital is getting ready to keep water at bay. Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall Wednesday and will test the hospital’s flood barrier. It takes dozens of facilities workers to …
POSTED OCTOBER 08, 2024 3:15 PM |
Former Hurricane Kirk Set to Lash France With Heavy Rain
The remnants of Hurricane Kirk are forecast to hit France on Wednesday, after weakening to a post-tropical cyclone. The storm will bring wind gusts as strong as 150 kilometers (93 miles) per hour to the Pyrenees, according to Météo-France. It …
POSTED OCTOBER 08, 2024 2:58 PM |
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