Wildfire Risk Rises as Western States Dry Out Amid Ongoing Heat Wave July 11, 2024 By Christopher Weber Authorities in Western states warned of the rising risk of wildfires as hot conditions and low humidity dry out the...
Deaths, Injuries, Billions of Dollars Are Costs of Extreme Heat in California July 11, 2024 By Levi Sumagaysay A blistering California heat wave over the past weeks and through the Fourth of July holiday could be topped off...
Vitol, SK Settle California Fuel Rigging Probe for $50 Million July 11, 2024 By Archie Hunter California’s attorney general said it reached a $50 million settlement with commodity traders Vitol and SK Energy Americas Inc. after...
Senate Hopeful Pushes Insurance Revamp During California ‘Gouging’ July 10, 2024 By Nadia Lopez US Representative Adam Schiff, a California Democrat who’s running for the Senate, is vowing to take another shot at reining...
Montana To Ask State Top Court To Overturn Landmark Climate Ruling July 10, 2024 By Nate Raymond Montana’s top court is set to hear the state’s appeal of a landmark ruling holding that it was violating the...
California Company Recalling 1M Power Adapters Sold with Baby Sound Machines Due to Shock Hazard July 10, 2024 Due to a shock hazard, a California company is recalling nearly 1 million power adapters sold with sound machines marketed...
Southern California Wildfire Has Now Burned Nearly 27,000 Acres July 9, 2024 A Southern California wildfire that grew to be the biggest of the year is now at nearly 27,000 acres. The...
Report: Fewer Claims but Higher Losses for California Workers’ Comp Private Self-Insureds July 9, 2024 Private self-insured claim volume in the California workers’ compensation system fell 9.5% in 2023, the biggest year-to-year decline in private...
Review of Prescribed Fires Following Record New Mexico Blaze Finds Gaps July 9, 2024 By Susan Montoya Bryan Two years after the U.S. Forest Service sparked what would become the largest and most destructive wildfire in New Mexico’s...
California Earthquake Authority Selling Debt to Avoid Paying More for Coverage July 9, 2024 A state-managed earthquake insurer for homeowners in California is opting to borrow from the public debt market in lieu of...