Deadly Power Outages Lead to Board Resignations at Texas Grid Operator February 24, 2021 By Paul J. Weber and David Koenig Top board leaders of Texas’ embattled power grid operator have resigned following outrage over more than 4 million customers losing...
Water Woes Expected to Last Several More Days in Mississippi After Freeze February 24, 2021 By Leah Willingham and Melinda Deslatte Rising temperatures began melting the snow and ice in Mississippi and Louisiana, but tens of thousands of people still had...
Minick Retiring from Texas Workplace Injury Benefit Risk Managing Firm, PartnerSource February 24, 2021 Bill Minick, founder of Texas-based workers’ compensation/workplace injury benefit risk management firm, PartnerSource, will retire at the end of March....
Worker Injuries Rise as Oklahoma Pork Plant Speeds Up Slaughtering February 23, 2021 By Tom Polansek and P.J. Huffstutter One of America’s leading pig slaughterhouses is running faster than ever as meatpackers hustle to keep pork in grocery stores...
$1B Class-Action Suit Filed Against Texas Wholesale Electricity Provider, Griddy February 23, 2021 By Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune A Chambers County, Texas, resident has filed a class-action lawsuit against electricity retailer Griddy, accusing the provider of price gouging...
Texas Ranchers Scrambled to Keep Animals Alive in Extreme Cold February 22, 2021 By Tom Polansek Texas ranchers worked overtime to haul water and hay to cattle to keep them alive during a freak winter storm,...
Family of Woman Killed in New Orleans Float Accident Sues Carnival Krewe February 22, 2021 The family of a woman killed in a float accident during the 2020 Nyx parade is suing the krewe, its...
Mother of 11-Year-Old Who Died in Texas Freeze Sues Power Companies for $100M February 22, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel The mother of an 11-year-old boy who died after they lost electricity and heat in their Texas mobile home during...
Oklahoma Injection Wells Closed or Reduced After 4.2 Magnitude Quake February 22, 2021 The injection of wastewater into underground wells by oil and natural gas producers has been stopped or reduced in the...
Bursting Pipes, Sagging Roofs Strain Texas Adjusters, Contractors February 22, 2021 By Thomas Black and Katherine Chiglinsky After the big freeze in Texas comes the big thaw — and the big demand for workers to repair the...