U.S.
Plan to Mix Hydrogen With Gas to Cut Climate Pollution in California Poses Risks
Alma Figueroa began to worry when she learned that her gas provider wanted to test a controversial solution to curb global warming: blend hydrogen with natural gas to power her stove and other ...
California Bill Seeks to Add ‘Transparency’ to Aerial Images Used by Insurers
A California lawmaker is pushing to require insurers to notify homeowners in advance of taking or using aerial images of their property, and to stop insurers from basing decisions to cancel, ...
Federal Bill Proposes the Use of AI, Telematics to Improve Road Safety
New legislation, which proposes to address safety and increase efficiency on roads and highways, was introduced by U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) last week. The bill would ...
U.S. High Court Rejects $2.46B Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Settlement Challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to the Boy Scouts of America's landmark $2.46 billion settlement of sex abuse claims in a case involving a group of abuse survivors who ...
Flawed Immigrant Trucker Licenses Put $50M in Federal Funds at Stake in North Carolina
North Carolina could lose nearly $50 million in federal funding if the state doesn't revoke commercial driver's licenses from immigrants who aren't qualified to hold them after an audit uncovered ...
Goldman Sachs Warns U.S. Grids Face Power Crunch by 2030
Almost all U.S. power grids will lack critical spare capacity by 2030 as demand surges to supply data centers, with bottlenecks threatening to hand China an edge in the artificial-intelligence boom, ...
Federal Aviation Notice Warned of Slackline Before Deadly Arizona Helicopter Crash
Federal aviation records show that a week before a fatal helicopter crash, a notice was issued that a tightrope would be stretched across a mountainous area of Arizona, providing a warning for pilots ...
Homeowners Critical of FAIR Plan, State Farm A Year After LA Wildfires
On the first anniversary of the most destructive wildfires in the L.A. area, the scant home construction projects stand out among the still mostly flattened landscapes. Fewer than a dozen homes have ...