Most Pacific Northwest say they expect to experience a major earthquake in their lifetime, but a fraction of households say they’re preparing for such a disaster. A poll of Washington and Oregon residents by PEMCO Mutual found that 82% of …
Poll: Most Pacific Northwest Residents Expect Big Quake, But Most Aren’t Prepared Read More »
A lost boy wandering a monorail line high above the crowd at Hersheypark was rescued by a park visitor who climbed onto a building and jumped onto the rails. The child was reported missing at about 5:05 p.m. Saturday after …
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Every time he rushed out on a fire call, East Providence Lt. Thomas Votta knew he put himself at risk for cancer. There are potential carcinogens in the smoke billowing out of a house fire, but also risks from wearing …
Citing Cancer Risk, Fire Departments Switch to Gear Free of Forever Chemicals Read More »
California energy regulators have put the brakes on plans requiring oil companies to pay a penalty if their profits climb too high, a temporary win for the fossil fuel industry two years after the governor declared the state had “finally …
California Energy Regulators Pause Efforts to Penalize Oil Companies Read More »
EU antitrust regulators have delayed fining Alphabet’s Google over its adtech business, while waiting for the United States to cut tariffs on European cars as part of a trade deal, three people with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. …
Google Adtech Fine on Hold as EU Awaits Lower US Car Duties, Sources Say Read More »
eople affected by a large-scale toxic spill at a Zambian mine in February are demanding $420 million in compensation from the Chinese state-owned company that operates the site. Two separate groups sent letters of demand to Sino Metals Leach Zambia …
Chinese Firm Faces $420 Million Zambia Mine-Spill Damages Claims Read More »
Jaguar Land Rover’s retail and production activities have been “severely disrupted” following a cybersecurity incident, the British luxury carmaker said on Tuesday, adding that it was working to restart its operations in a controlled manner. The company, owned by India’s …
Jaguar Land Rover Hit by Cyber Incident That Disrupts Production, Sales Read More »
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group said it has a definitive agreement with the majority sellers to acquire 100% of Apollo Group Holdings Limited from private equity firm Alchemy for a total of $555 million in a mix of cash and shares …
Skyward Specialty Agrees to $555M Buy of Apollo Group From PE Firm Alchemy Read More »
