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Study: Wildfires Increase Mental Health Burden
A new study of prescription records supports a long-suspected link between wildfires and mental health, indicating that large wildfires appear to exacerbate preexisting mental health conditions, ...
Lawsuit Alleges Xcel Energy Utility Equipment Started Damaging Texas Wildfire
A Texas homeowner whose house was destroyed by a massive wildfire raging northeast of Amarillo sued electric utility Xcel Energy on Friday, alleging that a splintered power pole owned by the company ...
N.J. City’s Limited Street Parking Leads to Zero Traffic Deaths in 7 Years
Street parking was already scarce in Hoboken, N.J., when the death of an elderly pedestrian spurred city leaders to remove even more spaces in a bid to end traffic fatalities. For seven years now, ...
U.S. Insurers Face Challenges as Spike in Ratings Actions Expected to Continue
Negative ratings actions and financial challenges are forcing carriers to explore reinsurance options offering needed capital, according to a report released last month by Gallagher Re's Strategic ...
U.S. Power Companies Under Fire Over Role in Deadly Wildfires
The wildfire raging across the Texas panhandle, dubbed the Smokehouse Creek Fire and officially the largest on record for the state, has doubled in size since earlier this week and burned through an ...
Gun Oversight Focus of Testimony in Fatal Alex Baldwin Movie Set Shooting
A film-set manager increased oversight of firearm safety but was only partially aware of misfires in the days leading up to the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin during rehearsal ...
Triple-I: Lawsuit Abuse Adding to Auto Insurance Rate Hikes
Increasing litigation is adding to rate hikes in auto insurance coverage, according to a new report by the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I). The excessive litigation has compounded the ...
Intense Blizzard to Hit Parts of California
Blizzard conditions can be expected throughout the northern portion of California beginning Thursday, February 29, and running through the weekend, according to a National Weather Service alert. The ...