29 04, 2025

Many Snowbirds Looking to Pack Up and Fly North For Good. Florida Hit Hard

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The number of Canadian “snowbirds” planning to sell their second homes in sunny Florida and Arizona has surged this spring, many of them put off by the sudden chill that has blanketed relations between their homeland and the U.S. Real …

29 04, 2025

Tariff ‘Chaos’ Drags Key Texas Manufacturing Gauge to Worst Since 2020

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A widely followed measure of Texas manufacturing activity weakened significantly as executives used words like “chaos” and “insanity” to describe the turmoil spurred by President Donald Trump’s tariffs, according to a report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. A …

29 04, 2025

North Dakota Enacts Law Shielding Bayer from Roundup Lawsuits

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A new first-of-its-kind law enacted in North Dakota could shield agrochemical manufacturer Bayer from lawsuits claiming it failed to warn customers that its popular weedkiller Roundup could cause cancer. Though the immediate effect may be small, given that North Dakota …

29 04, 2025

NOAA Risks Loss of Data Network and Web Service

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A key contract that supports the network service provider for the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is set to lapse this week, threatening internet access and the transmission of internal data nationwide for much of the agency. The N-Wave …

29 04, 2025

Wastewater is Polluting Rivers and Streams in Central Texas

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Margo Denke set out to rally the town when she learned that a Christian youth camp planned to build a wastewater treatment plant and discharge its effluent into the pristine Hill Country creek that ran through her small ranch. Denke, …

29 04, 2025

Indiana Steel Mill Processor Fined $190K for Clean Air Act Violations

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act with Phoenix Global, a company in Burns Harbor, Indiana, that processes slag from a steel mill. The company paid $190,860 in penalties. Slag is …

29 04, 2025

Why Restarting a Power Grid After Massive Collapse Is So Hard

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It’s a worst case scenario that grid operators plan for but hope never to encounter. After one of the worst blackouts in Europe in more than a decade, electricity grid operators in Spain and Portugal are trying to get networks …

22 04, 2025

Japanese Insurer MS&AD Plans to Invest as Much as $5 Billion to Double US Profits

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MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. plans to invest as much as about ¥700 billion ($5 billion) to expand in the North American market, to meet its goal of doubling operating profits in the region, according to its chief executive officer. …

22 04, 2025

Marsh Sues Aon and Ex-Team Leader Over Exit of Construction Surety Employees, Clients

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Global insurance broker Marsh USA is suing major competitor Aon and a former Marsh team leader for allegedly poaching key members of Marsh’s construction surety team who resigned and moved to Aon last month. A complaint filed by Marsh in …

22 04, 2025

People Moves: New Faces, New Roles at Neptune Flood and Alliant

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Neptune Flood, one of the largest writers of private flood insurance, named four people to executive-level positions at the St. Petersburg-based company. Matt Duffy was elevated from managing director to president. Alais Griffin is the new general counsel. Tom Wexler …