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W. Va. Chemical Spill Brings State Capital to Standstill
A chemical spill left the water for 300,000 people in and around West Virginia's capital city stained blue-green and smelling like licorice, with officials saying Friday it was unclear when it might ...
Senators Looking to Revive Climate Debate
Two of the U.S. Senate's biggest environmental boosters have launched a drive to revive the issue of climate change in Congress and defend President Barack Obama's climate action plan against ...
Avoiding the Pitfalls and Pratfalls of a UBI Product Launch
Any usage-based auto insurance (UBI) product launch is vulnerable to common reversals that can slow or even derail the project. Some simply cause delays, but others have cost the clients significant ...
Investment Funds with Assets Over $100B May Be Too Big to Fail, FSB Says
Investment funds that manage more than $100 billion in assets may be labeled too big to fail, global regulators said, as they seek to expand financial safeguards beyond banks and insurers. Hedge ...
Some States Confirm Water Pollution from Drilling
In at least four states that have nurtured the nation's energy boom, hundreds of complaints have been made about well-water contamination from oil or gas drilling, and pollution was confirmed in a ...
Botched Geological Studies at Center of Panama Canal Expansion Cost Dispute
Flawed geological studies of the terrain of the Panama Canal by its operator has led to big cost overruns in the project to expand the waterway, the building consortium at the center of a dispute ...
Cyber Threats Targeting Insurers Mount; Carriers Not Keeping Pace
While insurers have made significant security improvements, they have not kept pace with today's determined cyber adversaries. As a result, many rely on yesterday's security practices to combat the ...
Yahoo Says Malware Spread Through Some Ads on European Sites
Some advertisements on Yahoo Inc's European websites last week spread malicious software, Yahoo said on Sunday, potentially infecting thousands of users. On Friday, Fox-IT, a Delft, Netherlands-based ...