Oregon Ski Areas Seek Liability Shield After Court Ruling Ski areas are asking the Oregon Legislature for enhanced protection from lawsuits after the state Supreme Court invalidated the broad... Read More
Forest Service Looks to Improve Fire Shelter The man tapped by the U.S. Forest Service to come up with a better fire shelter once had to get... Read More
New Mexico Senate Approves Two-Tiered Driver’s License Bill The New Mexico Senate approved a two-tiered bill on Friday that would continue to grant driving privileges to people in... Read More
Joyce Named Nautilus Insurance SVP of Claims Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Nautilus Insurance Group, an E&S and specialty lines carrier and a member company of W. R. Berkley Corp.,... Read More
Dust Storms and Wildfires Predicted in Eastern Washington The state is warning that Eastern Washington faces a run of dust storms and wildfires in coming months, thanks to... Read More
Nevada Committee Passes Bill to Boost Speed Limit to 80 MPH A Senate committee has passed a bill that would allow a higher maximum speed on some Nevada highways. The Senate... Read More
Debris Continues to Hit Western Coast 4 Years After Japan Tsunami Four years after a deadly earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, debris is still washing ashore in the Northeastern U.S. states... Read More
Colorado Joining ‘Zero Deaths’ National Traffic Safety Plan Colorado is signing on to a national effort to reduce traffic deaths dramatically – all the way to zero. Colorado... Read More
Washington Senate Passes Bill to Lower Work Injury Settlement Age The Washington state Senate has passed a bill to lower the age at which an injured worker can settle a... Read More
Mega-Quake in California Likely in Next 30 Years Scientists are virtually certain that California will be rocked by a strong earthquake in the next 30 years. Now they... Read More