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California Bill Requiring Speeding Alerts in New Cars Vetoed
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Saturday that would have required new cars to beep at drivers if they exceed the speed limit. California would have become the first to require such systems for all ...
Survey: Only One-Fifth of Employees Report Receiving Effective Training for Soft Skills
Just one-fifth of employees say their companies are effective at training and developing soft skills, according to "The New Skills Gap: Building Tomorrow's Workforce Today" report from Achievers ...
Injury, Fatality Factors Related to OSHA Top 10 Safety Citations
The primary injury and fatality events associated with Occupational Health and Safety Administration's top 10 workplace compliance issues were announced recently by the National Safety Council. ...
Decades of Erosion, Storms Leads to More Carolina Homes Collapsing into the Surf
A slow-motion catastrophe has been playing out in the coastal North Carolina village of Rodanthe, where 10 houses have fallen into the Atlantic since 2020. Three have been lost since Friday. The most ...
CARFAX: Nearly 90,000 Cars Damaged in Summer Floods
After a series of tropical storms and hurricanes hit the U.S. from June through August, CARFAX estimates that extensive flooding from Texas to Vermont has left as many as 89,000 vehicles with water ...
Zillow Listings Will Now Highlight 5 Key Climate Risks, Insurance Info
For-sale listings on Zillow will now feature detailed climate risk information for five key categories — flood, wildfire, wind, heat and air quality — along with insurance recommendations, ...
Deadly Central Europe Flooding Made Twice as Likely by Climate Change
Human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood and intensified the heavy rains that led to devastating flooding in Central Europe earlier this month, a new flash study found. Torrential rain in ...
Ice Age Could Provide Clues on Frequency of El Niño: Study
Extensive glaciation and dramatic climate shifts marked the last ice age around 20,000 years ago. The event reshaped Earth's oceans, landscapes and ecosystems. Now, a study led by the University of ...