U.S.
Traffic Fatalities Surged in 2021
The number of U.S. traffic deaths surged in the first nine months of 2021 to 31,720, the government reported Tuesday, keeping up a record pace of increased dangerous driving during the coronavirus ...
How Autonomous Car Companies Are Outrunning U.S. Regulators and Lawmakers
Self-driving vehicle companies from Tesla Inc. to General Motors Co.'s Cruise are racing to start making money with their technology, outrunning efforts by regulators and Congress to write rules of ...
Climate Change Litigation: Why Better Disclosure Is Vital as Cases Rise
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges we currently face. As the situation escalates, nations and corporations are increasingly being held accountable for their actions (or lack thereof) to ...
U.S. Offers States $1.15B to Clean Up Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells
The Biden administration on Monday said it would make $1.15 billion available to states to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells as part of a broad effort to reduce U.S. climate warming emissions and ...
Florida Senator Tries Cat Fund Changes to Cut Cost of Property Insurance
Seeing no action on bills that would address Florida's spiraling property insurance problems head-on, one state senator took a different route Thursday and proposed reducing insurers' payments to the ...
Crop Insurance Payouts Have Risen Sharply Due to Droughts, Floods
Insurance payments to U.S. farmers for crops lost to droughts and flooding have risen more than threefold over the past 25 years, according to an analysis of federal data by the Environmental Working ...
U.S. Drivers Divided Over Speed Cameras: Erie Insurance
Half of U.S. drivers support the use of speed cameras while more than a third oppose them, according to a recent survey commissioned by Erie Insurance. However, many opponents said they would change ...
San Jose Votes to Require Gun Liability Insurance
The city council in San Jose's, Calif., voted on Tuesday to become the nation's first city to require gun owners to purchase insurance coverage. Funds from an accompanying annual fee of $25 will go ...