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Cleanup Begins After Storm Batters Northeastern U.S., Knocking Out Power
Utility crews worked Tuesday to restore power to hundreds of thousands of customers in Maine and some rivers continued to rise in New England following a powerful storm that hit the northeastern ...
Report: Workplace Fatalities Rise in Five Industries
A new six-year analysis of serious injuries and fatalities (SIF) sustained by workers in Transportation, Oil and Gas, Manufacturing, Mining and Utilities industries highlights a dangerous upward ...
As Business Travel Declines so Does Emissions
Almost half of 217 global firms cut their business travel carbon emissions by at least 50 percent between 2019 and 2022, analysis published on Monday found, as corporate air travel returned at a much ...
Flooding Prompts Millions to Move as Climate Migration Patterns Emerge
Flooding is driving millions of people to move out of their homes, limiting growth in some prospering communities and accelerating the decline of others, according to a new study that details how ...
Top U.S. Auto Safety Official Will Leave Agency This Month
The acting head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Friday she is stepping down from her post after overseeing the agency's investigation into Tesla Autopilot and ...
Report: Majority of U.S. Workplaces Vulnerable to Health and Safety Risks
New research shows 97 percent of America's workplaces are still too vulnerable to health and safety risks, with 8.7 percent exposed to unacceptably high levels of risk, according to new findings ...
U.S. Safety Agency Estimates 700 Crash-Related Fatalities During the Holidays
An estimated 720 people may be killed on U.S. roadways during the upcoming holidays: 345 during the Christmas holiday driving period and an additional 375 during the New Year's holiday driving ...
Mission Accomplished: Allstate Announces Calif., NY, NJ Rate Approvals
The departments of insurance in California, New York and New Jersey approved double-digit auto rate increases for Allstate in three states that the carrier considered exiting in the absence of ...