California Heat Stokes Fire Risk, Residents Asked to Curb Power Use June 12, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan A second day of unrelenting heat is scorching California, sending temperatures to near record levels, raising risk of wildfires and...
California Surplus Lines Stamping Fee Goes to 0.25% in 2020 June 11, 2019 The Surplus Line Association of California board has voted to adjust the stamping fee to 0.25%, effective Jan. 1, 2020,...
Elk Damage to Washington Farms Estimated at $1.4M June 11, 2019 The growing elk population in the Skagit County, Wash. is costing farmers $1.4 million a year, according to a new...
EPA Drilling into Colorado Mine for Superfund Cleanup Investigation June 11, 2019 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to drill a test well into an inactive mine tunnel in southwestern Colorado to...
Hammer Sparks Led to California’s Mendocino Blaze June 11, 2019 California fire officials say sparks from a hammer driving a metal stake into the ground ignited a 2018 blaze in...
Moose Vs. Auto Incidents on Rise in Western Wyoming June 11, 2019 Cars and trucks are killing a lot of moose near an intersection in western Wyoming. Recently vehicles killed two moose...
Wells Fargo Settling California Car Loan Suit for $385M June 10, 2019 Wells Fargo has agreed to pay at least $385 million to settle a California lawsuit alleging it signed up thousands...
Company Settles for $6M with Nevada Dispensary Co-Owner June 10, 2019 A cannabis company paid a $6.3 million settlement to a Nevada dispensary co-owner who claimed the company skimmed millions of...
PG&E in California Proactively Cuts Power Because of Weather June 10, 2019 Pacific Gas & Electric implemented a controversial practice of cutting power to selected portions of Northern California on Saturday to...
Supreme Court to Hear BP Unit’s Montana Superfund Site Dispute June 10, 2019 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to a hear a bid by a unit of British oil major BP...