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Geography and Driving Behavior Contribute to High Flood Death Rates in Texas
Even before the Central Texas floods that killed more than 100 people, the state was by far the leader in U.S. flood deaths due partly to geography that can funnel rainwater into deadly deluges, ...
OSHA Announces Penalty Reductions Can Be Offered to More Small Businesses
In an updated guidance that went into effect July 14, OSHA announced penalty reductions can apply to more employers. Penalty reductions of 70 percent that previously applied only to employers with 10 ...
States Sue Trump Administration for Cutting Disaster Prevention Grants
A group of 20 mostly Democrat-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to block the Trump administration from terminating a multibillion-dollar grant program that funds infrastructure ...
Florida Lawsuit Over Student Death While Stargazing Focuses on Tesla’s Autopilot System
A rare trial against Elon Musk's car company began Monday in Miami where a jury will decide if it is partly to blame for the death of a stargazing university student after a runaway Tesla sent her ...
NY’s Hurricane Insured Loss Potential Up More Than 60% as Climate Changes
Insurance industry scientists put the spotlight on Northern U.S. cities in a new research paper about hurricane potential under a warmer climate scenario, finding that New York's insured losses could ...
State Farm Implements 27% Rate Increase for Illinois Homeowners
State Farm is implementing a significant rate hike for Illinois homeowners, citing more frequent severe weather events and rising home replacement costs that are driving up the cost and frequency of ...
Alphabet’s Waymo Picks up Speed as Tesla Robotaxi Service Expands
Alphabet's Waymo robotaxis have driven more than 100 million miles without a human behind the wheel, doubling the mileage in about six months, a top company official said, as it speeds up deployment ...
National Hurricane Center Eyes Possible Tropical Depression in the Atlantic
There is a 40-60 percent chance that a weather system moving over the Atlantic could develop into a tropical storm, according to a two-day weather outlook issued by the National Hurricane Center. ...