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Gas Explosions Lead to Proposed New Federal Safety Measures
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) on Thursday proposed new measures to bolster the safety requirements of gas distribution ...
OSHA Fines of More Than $13M Prompt Improved Worker Safety at Bargain Stores
U.S. regulators on Wednesday announced a settlement with the company that runs Dollar Tree and Family Dollar aimed at improving worker safety at thousands of the bargain stores across the country. ...
El Nino, Climate Change Cooked up Tropical Storm Hilary’s Soggy Mess
A natural El Nino, human-caused climate change, a stubborn heat dome over the nation's midsection and other factors cooked up Tropical Storm Hilary's record- breaking slosh into California and ...
Insured Maui Fire Losses at Least $2.5B; Small Insurers Most at Risk
Moody's RMS estimates $4-6 billion in economic losses from the recent Lahaina Conflagration and Kula wildfires in Hawaii, the catastrophe risk modeler said yesterday, estimating insured losses at ...
Severe Weather Set to Boost U.S. Disaster Funding Needs, FEMA Says
Growing extreme-weather risks mean President Joe Biden's expected request for billions in extra disaster-relief funding might not be enough for the next fiscal year, FEMA head Deanne Criswell said. ...
FAA to Hold Runway Safety Meetings After Near Misses
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it will hold runway safety meetings at 90 airports over the next few weeks after a series of troubling close-call aviation incidents. Earlier ...
Maui Fire Lays Bare Utility Missteps Mirrored Across the Country
When flames ripped through the drought-parched town of Paradise in 2018, destroying homes and killing 85 in California's deadliest-ever wildfire, it was a wake-up call to power companies across the ...
Top 10 Driver Distractions: Survey
Selecting music, checking directions and talking with passengers are the top three driver distractions according to a survey conducted by Assurance, an InsurTech subsidiary of Prudential Financial. ...