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NRC Requiring Quake Assessments of Nuclear Plants; NY Plant Among First
A nuclear plant in the New York City suburbs will be among the first to do an in-depth analysis of its risk from earthquakes. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Friday that the Indian Point plant ...
FAA Reports Recent Near-Collision of Jet With Drone
Federal officials say a U.S. jet airliner nearly collided in March with an airborne drone in the sky over Tallahassee, Florida. Jim Williams of the Federal Aviation Administration's unmanned aircraft ...
Class Action Threat: Corp. Bylaws Can Make Suing and Losing Investors Pay Legal Costs, Says Delaware Supreme Ct.
Delaware's Supreme Court has ruled that corporations can adopt bylaws requiring an investor who sues and loses to pay the company's legal costs, potentially upending the economics of a booming type ...
Traffic Deaths in Fracking Towns are Deadly Side Effect of Booming Business
Booming production of oil and natural gas has exacted a little-known price on some of the nation's roads, contributing to a spike in traffic fatalities in states where many streets and highways are ...
Wildfires Will Cost $1.8B to Extinguish in 2014, U.S. Dept. of Ag
According to a Congressionally-mandated report issued on May 1, the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of the Interior (DOI) are projected to spend over $470 million more than is available to ...
Good News for Workers Comp Industry: NCCI
The fact that the workers compensation combined ratio was 101 in 2013, a seven-point decrease from 2012 and a 14-point decline since 2011, is a sign that the workers comp market is returning to a ...
Chances of El Nino Formation This Summer Now Exceed 65%: CPC Report
The chances have increased over the past month that the much-feared El Nino weather phenomenon, which can wreak havoc on global crops, will strike this year, the federal U.S. forecaster said ...
Hudson Insurance’s Environmental Practice Moves to Crum & Forster
Hudson Insurance Group and sister company Crum & Forster have announced a strategic combination of their environmental liability businesses. Effective May 19, Hudson's environmental staff and ...