Wildfires Are Growing Under Climate Change, and Their Smoke Threatens Farmworkers August 16, 2024 By Dorany Pineda As wildfires scorched swaths of land in the wine country of Sonoma County in 2020, sending ash flying and choking...
Chevron to Pay $550 Million Settlement to Richmond, California August 16, 2024 By Ashitha Shivaprasad Chevron Corp. is to pay Richmond City Council $550 million over 10 years, the city said in a statement, in...
Oregon Roofing Materials Supplier Fined $92K for Repeated Fall Hazard Exposure August 16, 2024 The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a building materials supplier $92,226 for repeatedly failing to protect workers from...
Hundreds Able to Return Home After Fleeing Wildfire Along California-Nevada Line August 15, 2024 Hundreds of people were allowed to return home this week after being forced to flee a wildfire west of Reno...
Judge Bars Insurers From Going After Defendants Who Agreed to $4B Maui Wildfire Settlement August 15, 2024 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher A Maui judge’s ruling resolves a critical roadblock to finalizing a $4 billion wildfire settlement: Insurance companies who have paid...
Californians Facing Higher Rent Because of Rising Insurance Rates August 15, 2024 By Levi Sumagaysay Like single-family homeowners in California, landlords are facing higher insurance premiums, too. And they’re passing along some of those costs...
An Estimated 290 Residences Damaged by Flooding From Lake Dammed by Alaska Glacier August 14, 2024 Roughly 290 residences in Alaska’s capital city were damaged last week by flooding from a lake dammed by the Mendenhall...
ALKEME Acquires Dunhill Marketing and Insurance Services in California August 14, 2024 ALKEME acquired Dunhill Marketing & Insurance Services in San Diego, California. Founded in 1992, Dunhill Insurance Services offers insurance services...
Record-Breaking Wildfires Scorched 1.4M Acres in Oregon, Authorities Say August 14, 2024 By Claire Rush Wildfires in Oregon have burned more acres of land in 2024 than in any year since reliable records began, authorities...
M4.4 Earthquake Near Pasadena Felt out to California’s High Desert August 13, 2024 The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed that a magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck an area southeast of of Highland Park, California on...