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NATO to Boost Baltic Sea Presence After Power, Internet Cable Damage
NATO said on Friday it would boost its presence in the Baltic Sea after the suspected sabotage this week of an undersea power cable and four internet lines, while alliance member Estonia launched a naval operation to guard a parallel …
Read More New York to Fine Fossil Fuel Companies $75 Billion Over 25 Years for Climate Damage
New York state will fine fossil fuel companies a total of $75 billion over the next 25 years to pay for damage caused to the climate under a bill Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law on Thursday. The law is …
Read More FDA Proposes Standardized Testing of Talc Cosmetics to Identify Asbestos
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has unveiled a proposed rule to require standardized testing to detect asbestos in talc-containing cosmetic products. The FDA says the proposed rule, if finalized, would help protect consumers who use talc-containing cosmetic products …
Read More A Look at the $100B Disaster Relief in the Government Spending Bill
Congress is allocating more than $100 billion in emergency aid designed to address extensive damage caused by disasters after this week’s scramble to find consensus on a government spending bill. The money comes after back-to-back hurricanes — Helene and Milton …
Read More Florida DFS Posts Latest Enforcement Actions Against Agents, Adjusters
Florida’s Department of Financial Services has posted its enforcement actions for much of the last half of 2024, listing 12 insurance agents and 43 adjusters who were penalized, suspended, or had their licenses revoked or voluntarily surrendered them. From June …
Read More The War on Wildfires Is Going High-Tech
Last December, a farmer was burning dry grapevines in his vineyard in Deir Mar Moussa, a hill town a dozen miles east of Beirut known for its 18th century monastery and stands of pine forest. Usually this would be dangerous, …
Read More National Flood Insurance Program Authorized to Continue Through Mid-March
The National Flood Insurance Program has been renewed for another three months. On Dec. 21, 2024, the day after it was set to expire, the president signed legislation passed by Congress that funds the federal government and extends the NFIP’s …
Read More Flood Gates Removed From Storm Plan for Jersey Shore’s Back Bays
federal government has dropped huge gates at the mouths of three inlets, as well as internal waterway barriers from a plan to protect New Jersey’s back bays from the type of catastrophic flooding they endured during Superstorm Sandy. Instead, the …
Read More New Hampshire Police Investigating Case of Man Found Dead at Insurance Department
The New Hampshire State Police reported that troopers are investigating the death of an adult male found dead at the New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID). Investigators said they do not believe the death is suspicious and there was no public …
Read More Texas Contractor Faces $107K Fine for Exposing Workers to Trench Collapse
A U.S. Department of Labor workplace safety investigation has found a Frisco, Texas contractor repeatedly exposed workers to serious hazards by sending them into unprotected trenches without providing a means of escape. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigated …
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