Flood Patterns Have Changed; Flood Insurance Needs to Keep Up
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is going broke. Increased flood strikes in more places, combined with outdated ways of predicting flood risk, are putting ...
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Chlorofluorocarbon Replacements Cause Vast ‘Forever Chemical’ Pollution: Research
When the phaseout of ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) was first agreed in 1987, the world narrowly avoided an environmental catastrophe. However, the replacement of CFCs is causing the ...
Sentry: Are Business Leaders Worried About the Right Risks?
More than half (54%) of U.S. business leaders expect their companies to survive and thrive in 2026, yet 60% say they're more stressed than they were last year, according ...
IIHS Seat Belt Calculator Shows How Improved Laws Could Boost Safety
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced a new online tool that shows how specific changes to seat belt laws would affect belt use and fatality rates in each state. Using statistical ...
Senators Sound Alarm After New Data Shows Fewer OSHA Inspections, Fines
A group of U.S. senators issued a letter to Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer and Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health David Keeling, outlining their concerns about new data ...
NYC to Install Red Light Cameras at 600 Intersections by Year End
Last month, New York City announced it would begin activating red light cameras at 50 new intersections each week for the next five weeks, reaching 600 intersections by the end of 2026. The New York ...
Fake Lawyers Highlighted in OpenAI’s Threat Report Detailing ChatGPT Cybercrimes
OpenAI said it banned accounts linked to Chinese law enforcement, romance scammers, and influence operations, including a smear campaign against Japan's first woman prime minister, in a report ...
Canada Urges OpenAI to Boost Safety Measures or Be Forced to by Government
Canadian ministers told OpenAI that if it did not quickly boost its safety protocols in the wake of a recent school shooting, Ottawa would effect the change through legislation, a top official said ...
AI Got Beat by Traditional Models in Forecasting NYC’s Blizzard
Two days before New York's biggest snowstorm in a decade began, forecasters were still unsure how much snow would fall. One traditional U.S. model had consistently predicted a major hit, while newer ...