A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official says a Montana area emitting toxic vapors is a candidate to become a federal...
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Oregon state lawmakers abandoned a multimillion-dollar project to develop early warning systems for earthquakes and wildfires, and scientists warn that...
CopperPoint Insurance Cos. in Phoenix, Ariz. has named Paula Boca-Bommarito assistant vice president, enterprise brand and community strategy. Boca-Bommarito has...

Gaspar Insurance Services has acquired Elden Insurance Services Inc. in Canoga Park, Calif. Plans call for Elden Insurance owner Dennis...

All three of California’s investor-owned utilities have now signed off on the creation of a $21 billion wildfire fund that...

Uber and Lyft suffered a setback in their months-long fight against rules that could force them to reclassify California drivers...
Michelle Droz has joined Alliant Insurance Services in San Francisco as vice president in the company’s Employee Benefits Group. She...
A Colorado plumbing and mechanical contracting services provider has agreed settle a settle a national origin and color discrimination and...

Light rain falling Wednesday helped crews battle a wildfire near Flagstaff, Arizona, that has raged for days in a mountain...

Insurance companies that say Pacific Gas & Electric owes them more than $20 billion from wildfire claims wants to take...