Montana Asbestos Clinic Seeks to Reverse Court Finding That It Submitted Hundreds of False Claims August 23, 2024 By Matthew Brown An attorney for a health clinic in a Montana town polluted with deadly asbestos asked a federal appeals court on...
Western Alaska Yup’ik Village Floods as River Rises From a Series of Storms August 23, 2024 By Mark Thiessen Storm-battered residents in the western Alaska village of Napakiak were preparing for the third storm in a week Tuesday, days...
U.S. Transport Safety Board Opens Investigation Into Tesla Crash in California August 22, 2024 By Kanjyik Ghosh The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation into a crash and fire involving a Tesla electric semi-truck...
Big Tech Wants AI to Be Regulated. Why Do They Oppose a California AI Bill? August 22, 2024 By Greg Bensinger California legislators are set to vote on a bill as soon as this week that would broadly regulate how artificial...
People Moves: California Commissioner Makes Appointments to Insurance Boards and WCIRB Governing Committee August 22, 2024 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara named several new members to the state’s insurance advisory boards and committees. Timothy Hyamn was...
Washington State Meter Reader Pleads Guilty in Workers’ Comp Scam August 22, 2024 A 56-year-old former Washington State meter reader who claimed she was so traumatized from a workplace dog attack that she...
Alphabet’s Waymo Robotaxi Unit Doubles Its Paid Rides In Three Months August 21, 2024 By Abhirup Roy Alphabet’s Waymo said on Tuesday it had doubled its paid rides to 100,000 per week in just over three months...
The Next Challenge for the US Charging Network: Congestion August 20, 2024 By Kyle Stock In Fernley, Nevada, east of Reno, there are 16 cords that rapidly charge electric vehicles — not bad for a...
People Moves: Buckner in Utah Appoints Peterson Director of Partnerships August 20, 2024 Buckner appointed Kevin Peterson as its new director of partnerships. Peterson joins Buckner from WCF Insurance, where he was most...
California Pot Farmers Feel the Heat from Low Pricing, Wildfires August 20, 2024 By Mrinalika Roy Small-scale cannabis farmers in California are calling it quits, crushed by crop damage from devastating wildfires and sliding prices, and...