The ‘Greenhouse Effect’: How an Oft-Touted Climate Solution Threatens Agricultural Workers MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — To harvest tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers, to clip herbs, to prune and propagate succulents, people work... Read More
Editor's Picks Expert Viewpoints The Problem(s) With Hail Claims – Part 3 Read the first part in this series, The Problem(s) With Hail Claims, Part 1: A Cautionary Tale for Insureds and... Read More
Editor's Picks Amazon Worker Injured Due to Repetitive Tasks Loses Workers’ Compensation Bid An Amazon distribution center worker in Virginia whose job entailed repetitive lifting and stowing of items all day and who... Read More
Record Flooding and Tornadoes This Spring in Iowa Caused $130M in Damage DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Record flooding and powerful tornadoes ravaged parts of Iowa for weeks this spring, destroying or... Read More
Rebuilding After Hurricanes is Complex, Can Change Character of a Community Before Hurricane Idalia smashed into a small fishing village in northwestern Florida, Charles Long, 68, was fixing up a two-bedroom... Read More
BMW Recalling 1,100 Vehicles in U.S. Due to Airbag Concern, NHTSA Says BMW is recalling 1,145 vehicles in the United States over a potential issue that may cause the driver’s airbag to... Read More
Disaster-Struck Cities Fight for Aid as FEMA Runs Low A once in 200-years storm dumped 11 inches of rain over four hours on the central Massachusetts town of Leominster... Read More
Colorado Workers with Bird Flu Toiled in Heat, Without Effective Protective Gear Colorado workers who contracted bird flu were working during extreme heat and under large fans, factors that made wearing protective... Read More
Vermont Seeks Federal Damage Assessment for Floods Caused by Hurricane Beryl’s Remnants Vermont is seeking an assessment to determine whether last week’s flooding, which damaged homes, knocked down bridges and washed out... Read More
Marathon Oil Reaches $241M Settlement for Air Quality Violations in North Dakota The federal government announced a $241.5 million settlement with Marathon Oil last week for alleged air quality violations at the... Read More