600-Square-Mile-Plus Wildfire in California Now State’s Fifth Largest on Record July 31, 2024 The Park Fire near Chico, California, at 609 square miles is now the fifth largest wildfire in history, destroying 277...
Storms Bring Flash Floods to Dollywood Amusement Park in Tennessee July 31, 2024 PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) — Strong thunderstorms brought flash flooding to Dolly Parton’s Dollywood in east Tennessee. Park workers and...
Norfolk Southern Reports $156M in Insurance Payments Following Ohio Derailment July 31, 2024 By Josh Funk Norfolk Southern got a boost during the second quarter from insurance payments related to last year’s disastrous East Palestine derailment,...
Permit to Rebuild in Flood Zone Allowed Even If Home Is Not Damaged July 31, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson New Jersey property owners do not need to show that their home is damaged or decayed in order to qualify...
Mississippi Grand Jury Declines to Indict Deputy Who Shot Man Yelling ‘Shoot Me’ July 31, 2024 By Emily Wagster Pettus JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi grand jury decided not to bring criminal charges against a sheriff’s deputy who fatally...
Bain Capital Insurance Backs Specialized Risk Financing Firm 1970 Group July 31, 2024 Bain Capital Insurance has announced a capital investment in 1970 Group, a New York-based specialized risk financing provider to the...
Global Accounting Body Wants More Rigor in Showing Climate Impacts July 31, 2024 By Huw Jones A global accounting body on Wednesday proposed guidance on how companies can do more to show the impact of climate...
Two Dead After Boats Collide on Louisiana River July 31, 2024 LIVINGSTON, La. (AP) — Two boats collided on a Louisiana river, leaving two people dead and several others hurt, authorities...
Extreme Weather Sends Insured Losses 70% Above Historical Norms July 31, 2024 By Stephan Kahl Natural catastrophes caused about $62 billion of insured losses in the first half of 2024 — roughly 70% above the...
French Farmers Facing ‘Catastrophic’ Harvest Seek State Help July 31, 2024 By Nayla Razzouk French farmers are calling on the government to provide financial aid as there’s a high risk that this year’s wheat...