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Climate Change Winner: Warming Could Make Montana Wine Region
Climate change warnings tend to focus on the losers, but western Montana would come up a winery winner, according to a new scientific analysis of temperature trends. "Winter temperatures have been a ...
EPA Blamed For Delays In Asbestos Study In Montana
Internal investigators faulted the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday for years of delays in completing health studies needed to guide the cleanup of a Montana mining town where hundreds of ...
Effective compliance management in insurance relies on well-organized information and digital processes that accurately reflect producer relationships across multiple interconnected...
Superstorm Sandy Jolt Detected At U.S. Quake Stations: Scientists
Superstorm Sandy didn't just rattle the East Coast, it also jiggled the ground across the country ever so slightly, scientists reported Thursday. Earthquake sensors located as far away as the Pacific ...
First Terror Drill At U.S. Nuclear Plant Complete
The first simulated test of a terrorist attack on a U.S. nuclear power plant was a success, federal officials said on Friday of the event that was coincidentally scheduled a day after the Boston ...
CDC Study Examines Traffic Crash Pedestrian-Related Deaths
A recent CDC study found that each year more than 4,000 pedestrians die from motor vehicle crash-related injuries in the United States with certain populations disproportionately impacted. The study ...AIG $10B Lawsuit Over Mortgage Losses Given Green Light for State Court
A federal appeals court ruled in favor of American International Group Inc. by concluding that the insurer's $10 billion lawsuit against Bank of America Corp. over mortgage losses belongs in state ...95% of N.Y. Sandy Claims Closed
Almost 95 percent of Superstorm Sandy-related personal and business insurance claims in the New York State have now been closed, regulators reported. The states compiles data from 24 major insurers ...
Momentum Building for Letting Japan Join Trans-Pacific Trade Talks
Eleven countries negotiating a proposed free trade agreement in the Asia-Pacific appear to be on the verge of formally inviting Japan into the talks, diplomatic and industry sources said on Thursday. ...