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EPA, HHS to Monitor Drinking Water for Microplastics and Pharmaceuticals
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Health and Human Services announced that they will monitor the impact of microplastics and pharmaceuticals on drinking water, the first step ...
Mississippi Home Mitigation Bill Heads to Governor in Effort to Improve Storm Resilience
After nearly two decades of paralysis on the issue, Mississippi officials are inching closer to establishing a state home mitigation program to protect residents from natural disasters. Storm ...
Hands-Free Driver Systems Don’t Improve Safety: NTSB
The systems that allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel are convenient but don't improve safety because people are often too reliant on them and end up paying more attention to their ...
How Insurance Can Turn Maintenance Into Measurable Competitive Advantage
Research estimates the accumulated cost of deferred maintenance across U.S. public infrastructure alone at $1 trillion. That figure captures only what governments own and track. The exposure across ...
Viewpoint: How Will the Middle East War Affect the Insurance Sector?
The recent escalation of the Middle East war introduces geopolitical instability with potential long-lasting effects on commodities, financing conditions, global supply chains, and macro-credit ...
Top 5 Spring Weather Risks for Homeowners
A sharp uptick in home insurance claims is seen each spring in the U.S. Heavy rain, severe storms, and fluctuating temperatures expose vulnerabilities in roofs, drainage systems, and property ...
Nation’s Most Contaminated Sites Vulnerable to Flooding, Wildfires EPA Watchdog Says
About 100 of the nation's most contaminated toxic waste sites are in areas prone to flooding and wildfires, a potential public health threat to millions of Americans in surrounding communities, the ...
Arctic Sea Ice Hits Lowest Winter Level as Unprecedented Heat Smashes Global Records
Vital Arctic sea ice shrank to tie its lowest measured level for the winter, the season when ice grows, as a warming Earth shattered records across the continents. Arctic sea ice levels, especially ...