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AC Chemicals Ruining the Climate
When Jennifer Byrne, owner and technician at Comfy Heating and Cooling, gets a call to come and fix a relatively new air conditioning system, one of the first questions she asks is if the house has ...
Emerging Risks: Does Generative AI Impact Businesses’ Liability Exposure?
Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) is machine learning technology capable of creating new content in response to simple text prompts. The convenience and apparent scope of this AI-generated ...
California County Sues Power Company Alleging Equipment Sparked Wildfires
A Southern California county has filed lawsuits alleging a major power company's negligence caused two wildfires that collectively burned thousands of acres and prompted the evacuation of tens of ...
500K Vehicles Stolen in H1 2023, Dodge Muscle Cars Top List
Vehicle thefts continue to plague the nation, according to a new report released by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). The report was released to coincide with National Crime Prevention ...
Northern Hemisphere to Experience El Nino Conditions Through Spring
There is an 80 percent chance that the El Nino weather pattern will continue through the Northern Hemisphere spring from March to May 2024, a U.S. government forecaster said on Thursday. ...
$80M U.S. Government Funding Aims to Improve Flood Prediction
New funding under the Biden-Harris administration will allot $80 million, through the Investing in America Agenda, to assist the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's efforts to upgrade ...
Maui Fire Cleanup Complicated by Logistical Challenges, Cultural Significance
Cleanup of areas destroyed in the Maui wildfires could end up being one of the most complex to date, federal officials said, given the island's significant cultural sites, its rich history including ...
In Rare Public Hearing, U.S. Auto Safety Agency Urges Recall of 52M Air Bag Inflators
U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) officials on Thursday told a public hearing the government should require the recall of 52 million air bag inflators produced by auto ...