Festival Canceled, Businesses Interrupted as Red Tide, Brown Seaweed Hit Florida March 14, 2023 Residents are complaining about burning eyes and breathing problems. Dead fish have washed up. A beachside festival has been canceled,...
NC Senate Advances Bill to Stiffen Penalties for Attacks on Utility Stations March 2, 2023 Nearly three months after attacks on electrical substations caused a dayslong power outage in central North Carolina, a state Senate...
Alabama City Starts $10M Upgrade to Failing Sewer System January 30, 2023 Federal and state officials on Friday marked the start of a $10 million project aimed at repairing and upgrading an...
Administrator Releases Financial Plan for Jackson’s Shaky Water System January 30, 2023 The interim manager appointed by the U.S. Department of Justice to reform the troubled water system in Mississippi’s capital city...
Bill Would Give State Board Control of Mississippi Capital’s Troubled Water System January 26, 2023 Jackson’s troubled water system could get a new set of owners under legislation advanced Tuesday by Republican lawmakers in Mississippi....
Gunfire Damages Another Electrical Station but No Power Outages January 19, 2023 A North Carolina utility said an electricity substation was damaged by gunfire early Tuesday but that it caused no power...
The Infrastructure Crisis: As Business Losses Mount, New Demand for Utility Coverage? January 11, 2023 By William Rabb When aging water pumps in Jackson, Mississippi, were shut down by floodwaters last August, knocking out water service to most...
Insurance Commissioner Urges Flexibility After Attacks Knocked Out Power in NC December 7, 2022 North Carolina’s insurance commissioner has asked insurers to give policyholders affected by power outages grace periods on paying premiums and...
Central Japan Water Leak Threatens Operations at Auto, Power Companies May 18, 2022 A major water leak in central Japan on Wednesday disrupted supply to more than 130 businesses near the production center...
Global P/C Industry Sees Strongest Rate Hikes in 20 Years but Inflation Headwinds Loom July 16, 2021 By L.S. Howard Robust global economic recovery, higher risk awareness and the strongest rate hardening for 20 years in non-life insurance commercial lines...