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PacifiCorp Case Appellate Ruling Could Jeopardize $1B in Oregon Wildfire Victim Damages
An Oregon appeals court sided with PacifiCorp on Wednesday in a ruling that could jeopardize over $1 billion in damages for victims of the state's devastating 2020 wildfires. The Oregon Court of ...
U.S. Forecaster Expects ENSO‑Neutral to Continue, While El Nino Risk Builds
El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral conditions emerged last month, and there is an 80% chance they will continue from April to June as La Niña transitions toward El Niño, the U.S. ...
Avalanche Experts Question Guides’ Decisions on Deadly California Backcountry Trip
Two months after the deadliest avalanche in modern California history, an analysis by leading U.S. experts is questioning the decisions by the guides to lead such a large group through dangerous ...
Berkshire-owned PacifiCorp Utility Ruling Win Could Reduce Oregon Wildfire Damages
An Oregon appeals court on Wednesday ruled in favor of PacifiCorp in litigation over a series of Oregon wildfires in 2020, saying a trial judge erred in letting the case against the Berkshire ...
NFL’s Race-based Hiring Rule Under Scrutiny After Florida AG Says it Violates Law
The NFL's Rooney Rule has long been a topic of conversation, even debate. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is among the most recent to weigh in. He sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger ...
GAO: Wind Risk Linked to Larger Insurance Premium Jumps Than Wildfire
A new report from the Government Accountability Office finds that average premium increases between risk levels are larger for wind than for wildfire. Between 2019 and 2024, homes in areas classified ...
Devastating Hawaii Kona Storms Cause Estimated $1B in Losses
Hawaii's multi-day storm event last month resulted in swaths of heavy rain totaling up to 25 inches in some areas, according to analysis by Marsh's Guy Carpenter. Subtropical weather systems, known ...
Stanley Tumbler Maker Prevails in Lawsuit Over Lead Scare
A federal judge dismissed a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing the maker of Stanley tumblers of concealing that the popular water bottles contained lead. In a decision on Friday, U.S. District ...