U.S.
EPA Survey Reveals 9.2 Million Lead Pipes Around U.S.
Some 9.2 million lead pipes carry water into homes across the U.S., with more in Florida than any other state, according to a new Environmental Protection Agency survey that will dictate how billions ...
Distraction, Speeding, Alcohol Drive Up 2021 Traffic Deaths
Nearly 43,000 people died in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021—the highest number in 16 years—with deaths due to speeding and impaired or distracted driving on the rise. The 2021 final numbers, ...
Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Plan Headed to Federal Appeals Court
Attorneys for several insurance companies are appealing a federal judge's decision to uphold the confirmation of a $2.4 billion bankruptcy reorganization plan for the Boy Scouts of America. In an ...
FEMA Index Offers Closer Look at Social Risks in Disaster Resilience
The free digital tool that the U.S. government gives communities to help evaluate local risks from 18 natural hazards is getting a makeover. The Federal Emergency Management Agency introduced the ...
Florida Regulators Now Reviewing Rate Hikes of 14%, 62% and 103%
Three Florida insurance carriers, one large and two small, are seeking approval for major rate increases, with one condominium policy increase as high as 103 percent. Citizens Property Insurance ...
PG&E Pledges $18 Billion to Cut Wildfire Risk in California
PG&E Corp. plans to invest $18 billion in wildfire prevention through 2025 following back-to-back seasons of devastating blazes linked to the utility's network of wires and other ...
Boy Scouts of America Bankruptcy Plan Upheld Despite Insurers’ Objections
A federal judge on March 28 denied an appeal, largely made by insurers, to strike down the Boy Scouts of America's nearly $2.5 billion reorganization plan approved last year to allow the organization ...
First Citizens Bank to Acquire Most of Collapsed Silicon Valley Bank
North Carolina-based First Citizens Bank, which also offers property and other types of insurance, will acquire much of Silicon Valley Bank, the tech-focused financial institution that collapsed this ...