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Researchers Are Resurrecting Billion-Dollar Disaster Tool Trump Killed
A climate nonprofit is planning to revive a key federal database tracking billion-dollar weather disasters that the Trump administration formally stopped updating in May. The database — which was ...
CVS Not Covered by Insurance for Opioid Lawsuits: Delaware High Court
CVS Health is not entitled to coverage from insurers, including AIG and Chubb, against thousands of lawsuits over its role in the nation's opioid crisis, Delaware's highest court ruled on Monday. The ...
Fall Forecast Calls for Above Normal Temps, Mixed Precipitation Across U.S.
A warmer-than-average fall is expected this year, according to the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center's August-October Outlook. As El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO)-neutral ...
Judge Rules Tesla Drivers Can Pursue Class Action Over Self-Driving Claims
Tesla must face a certified class action by California drivers who said Elon Musk misled them for eight years about the self-driving capabilities of his company's electric vehicles. U.S. District ...
Hurricane Erin Bounces Through Categories, Keeps Forecasters Guessing
Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 3 hurricane on Sunday, with its outer bands lashing the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. As forecasters warned of a growing risk of life-threatening surf and rip ...
Heat-Related Deaths Affect Construction Workers More Than Other Industries
Workers in the construction industry represented more than a third of all workplace heat-related deaths in 2023 and 2022, according to a report from the Center for Construction Research and Training ...
Texas AG Launches Probe into Xcel Energy, Other Utilities Connected to Wildfires
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into several utility companies connected to the Smokehouse Creek and Windy Deuce Fires, his office said on Friday. The office issued ...
Gas Valve Failure During Routine Maintenance Work May Have Led to Fatal Explosion
Preparations for a routine maintenance task may have led to an explosion at a U.S. Steel coal-processing plant near Pittsburgh that left two dead and sent 10 to hospitals, the company said Friday. ...