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Hedge Funds Face California Rebuke Over Role in Wildfire Claims
Jun 9 2025 // Hedge funds are facing pushback in California as their bets tied to insurance claims stemming from the Los Angeles wildfires are attacked as unethical. The transactions in focus are tied to so-called subrogation claims,...
Homeowners Suing USAA and AAA Insurers Over LA Wildfires
Jun 6 2025 // Some homeowners who lost their homes in the Los Angeles wildfires have filed lawsuits against three large insurers over claims payouts they say didn’t cover their losses. The lawsuits were filed in Los Angeles County...
Satellite Data Capturing Burned Acres Show Canada Wildfire Season off to Wild Start
Jun 6 2025 // While images of wildfires capture their ferocity, data can provide insight into how bad a fire season is. Such is the case with two graphics, powered by satellite data, that showcase a Canadian wildfire season off to a...
Canadian Wildfires Cause Unhealthy Air Quality in Midwest
Jun 4 2025 // Smoke from Canadian wildfires carried another day of poor air quality south of the border to the Midwest, where conditions in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan were rated “very unhealthy” on...
Texas Lawmakers Pass Legislation to Improve Wildfire Preparedness
Jun 3 2025 // Texas lawmakers approved a series of bills this year that aim to better prepare Texas for wildfires and to mitigate their damage. The legislation includes a study on wildfire risk zones, increasing funding for rural...
Alberta Wildfires Shut About 7% of Canada’s Oil Production
Jun 3 2025 // Wildfires in Canada’s energy heartland of Alberta have shut down almost 350,000 barrels of daily heavy crude production — about 7% of the country’s output — as a major blaze near the province’s...
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