15 01, 2026

Food Distributor to Pay $1.1 Million Over Deadly Ammonia Release

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a $1.1 million civil penalty settlement with a wholesale food and snack distributor in Massachusetts. The EPA said Home Market Foods violated federal Clean Air Act (CAA) chemical safety requirements at its …

15 01, 2026

The Return Period for An LA Wildfire-Scale Event May Be Shorter Than You Think

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There has been no shortage of analyses and reporting released for the one-year anniversary of the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, which destroyed more than 16,000 properties and have generated more than $22 billion in claims so far. A one-year …

24 12, 2025

Georgia Regulators Approve Huge Electric Generation Increase for Data Centers

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Georgia’s only private electric utility plans to increase power capacity by 50% after state regulators on Friday agreed 5-0 that the plan is needed to meet projected demand from data centers. It would be one of the biggest build-outs in …

24 12, 2025

U.S. Steel Sued for Pregnancy Discrimination at Minnesota Mine

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U.S. Steel, a multinational steel and iron mining company, violated federal law when it failed to provide an employee with a reasonable accommodation for her pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit. According to the …

24 12, 2025

Mexican Navy Plane on Medical Mission Crashes in Texas, Killing At Least 5

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A small Mexican Navy plane transporting a young medical patient and seven others crashed Monday near Galveston, killing at least five people and setting off a search in waters along the Texas coast, officials said. Four of the people aboard …

24 12, 2025

Explosion at Nursing Home in Pennsylvania That Killed Two Is Under Investigation

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An explosion at a Pennsylvania nursing home that caused the building to collapse, took the lives of two people and injured about 20 others. The explosion occurred at Bristol Health & Rehab Center in Bristol Township in Bucks County. First …

24 12, 2025

South Texas Homebuilders Warn ICE Arrests Have Upended Industry

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One morning in mid-November, Mario Guerrero, the executive director of the South Texas Builders Association, was checking a group chat when a video of federal agents detaining people from a construction site popped up. He watched the video of Immigration …

24 12, 2025

Areawide Insurance Advisors Joins Leavitt Group Texas Select

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Areawide Insurance Advisors has joined Leavitt Group Texas Select, strengthening the agency’s presence in the Bryan and College Station area with the added resources of Leavitt Group, a national brokerage. Mike Kilgore, owner of Areawide Insurance Advisors, will continue to …

24 12, 2025

Zombie Ship Shows US Targeting Darkest Corner of Oil Fleet

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A 27-year-old crude tanker that was supposedly scrapped in 2021 is due to reach Venezuela late this week, according to ship-tracking data, in the latest example of how the South American country keeps its embattled oil industry alive. The tanker …

24 12, 2025

Missouri Faces Legal Battle with China Over Pandemic Compensation

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Missouri’s top prosecutor said China is suing after the state pressed federal officials for help collecting on a roughly $25 billion court judgment related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway said in a news release that China is …