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Schools and Social Media Lawsuits: The Legal Road Ahead
Like the tobacco, oil, gun, opioid and vaping industries before them, the big U.S. social media companies are now facing lawsuits brought by public entities that seek to hold them accountable for a ...
Size Matters: Risks of Injury, Death Rising As Heavy EVs Hit U.S. Roads, NTSB Says
U.S. National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy on Wednesday raised concerns about the increased risk of severe injury and death from heavier electric vehicles on U.S. roads. She ...
Supreme Court: New York Gun Carry Law Still In Force For Now
New York can for now continue to enforce a sweeping new law that bans guns from "sensitive places"' including schools, playgrounds and Times Square, the Supreme Court said Wednesday, allowing the law ...
NJ Gun Carry Law On Hold For Now
Suggesting that New Jersey's recent concealed carry law infringes on the public's Second Amendment rights, a federal judge on Monday put a temporary hold on the legislation drafted after the U.S. ...
W.R. Grace Offers $18.5M to Settle Montana Asbestos Claims
The owner of a former vermiculite mine in northwestern Montana that spread harmful asbestos in and around the town of Libby has offered $18.5 million to settle the last of the state's claims for ...
NOAA: Ian, Drought Supercharged U.S. Weather Extremes in 2022
Costly weather disasters kept raining down on America last year, pounding the nation with 18 climate extremes that caused at least $1 billion in damage each, totaling more than $165 billion, federal ...
U.S. Climate Disasters Racked Up $165B in Damage in 2022
A massive hurricane, a historic drought and 16 other major disasters across the U.S. collectively racked up $165 billion in damages and killed at least 474 people in 2022, according to a National ...
Safety Agency to Consider Ban on Gas Stoves Amid Health Fears
A federal agency says a ban on gas stoves is on the table amid rising concern about harmful indoor air pollutants emitted by the appliances. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission plans to take ...