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31 07, 2025

Newsom Seeks $18B for Utilities’ Wildfire Fund as California Faces Future Blazes

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom is circulating a legislative proposal to shore up a state fund for utilities that’s at risk of being depleted following the deadly wildfires that struck Los Angeles County in January. The plan would channel an additional …

1 08, 2025

US Reversal on Key Climate Finding Spells Uncertainty for Business

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The Trump administration has billed its plan to undo U.S. climate regulation as a way to cut costs for industry, but it may backfire by forcing automakers, utilities, and manufacturers into a future of regulatory uncertainty and litigation risk, according …

1 08, 2025

BHP, Vale Accused of ‘Cheating’ UK Law Firm out of $1.7 Billion in Fees

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BHP and Vale are facing a London lawsuit from the law firm representing hundreds of thousands of people over Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, alleging the companies sought to cheat the firm out of legal fees by procuring settlements. BHP said …

1 08, 2025

BlackRock, State Street, Vanguard Must Face Antitrust Suit

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A federal judge in Texas largely denied a request by the world’s largest asset managers to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Republican state attorneys general claiming they colluded to reduce coal output, in a case that threatens how the U.S. …

31 07, 2025

Luxembourg Probes Possible Wrongdoing Tied to China CO2 Credits

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Luxembourg authorities are looking into possible wrongdoing tied to carbon-credit projects based in China that have been tapped by European companies to reduce their CO2 footprints. “The Prosecutor General’s office is currently investigating the matter,” a spokesperson at Luxembourg’s ministry …

1 08, 2025

Florida OIR Approves 31.5% ‘Catch-up’ Rate Increase for TRUE, Despite Missed Filings

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Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation this week approved an average 31.5% increase in homeowner rates for Trusted Resource Underwriters Exchange – one of the largest Florida rate hikes in two years – despite questions about irregularities by the company and …

1 08, 2025

Bayer Adds $1.37 Billion to Reserves for Ongoing Roundup Litigation

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German pharmaceutical and biotechnology group Bayer said on Thursday it had set aside an additional 1.2 billion euros ($1.37 billion) in provisions to address ongoing litigation in the United States over weed killer Roundup. The German group said that, on …

1 08, 2025

Tesla Must Pay $243 Million Over Fatal Autopilot Crash

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Tesla Inc. was told by a jury to pay $243 million over a 2019 Autopilot crash in Florida that killed a young woman and seriously injured her boyfriend, the first significant court loss for the automaker in litigation related to …

31 07, 2025

Parents Want More Warnings After Brain-Eating Amoeba Killed Son in SC Lake

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Two weeks after Jaysen Carr spent the Fourth of July swimming and riding on a boat on one of South Carolina’s most popular lakes, he was dead from an amoeba that lives in the warm water and entered his brain …

1 08, 2025

Demolition Begins on Last Pieces of Baltimore’s Collapsed Key Bridge

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Demolition crews are using giant saws, backhoes and other heavy equipment to remove large sections of the remaining pieces of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed last year after a container ship lost power and veered off course, killing …