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Another Record Hot Year Warns of Shifting, Dangerous Climate
Earth's average temperature last year hovered among one of the three hottest on record, while the past three years indicate that warming could be speeding up, international climate monitoring teams ...
EPA to Stop Calculating Health Care Savings From Key Air Pollution Rules
The Environmental Protection Agency says it will stop calculating how much money is saved in health care costs avoided and deaths prevented from air pollution rules that curb two deadly pollutants. ...
$750K Chop Shop Theft Ring Busted in Arizona
A months-long investigation in Phoenix culminated in an organized crime ring chop shop bust, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) alert posted on Facebook this week. Its ...
Tesla Agrees to Mediation in Quest to Resolve U.S. Agency’s Racism Lawsuit
Tesla agreed to enter mediation that could resolve the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's lawsuit accusing Elon Musk's electric car maker of tolerating severe and widespread harassment of ...
Lives Lost as Railroads, Regulators Thwart Safety Fixes: Report
Human errors and track defects caused more than 3,000 rail accidents over the last decade, killing 23 people and injuring nearly 1,200. Yet federal railroad regulators failed to implement most of the ...
NY Governor Proposes Crackdown on Fraud to Reduce Auto Insurance Costs
New York Governor Hochul's State of the State address proposes a crackdown on fraud to limit the rising costs of auto insurance. "Car insurance rates are just too damn high, especially at a time when ...
$17M Recovered in California’s Organized Retail Theft Crackdown Last Year
More than 270,000 stolen goods worth nearly $17 million were recovered last year as part of a statewide crackdown on organized retail theft, according to California Governor Gavin Newsom. Since ...
$182M Settlement Reached in Deadly 2015 New York Commuter Train Crash
A more than $182 million settlement has been reached with victims of a deadly 2015 collision between a train and an SUV at a suburban New York crossing. The majority of the settlement with ...