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Groundwater Near Most Coal Plants Polluted by Coal Ash: Environmental Groups
Mar 4 2019 // More than 90 percent of U.S. coal-fired power plants that are required to monitor groundwater near their coal ash dumps show unsafe levels of toxic metals, according to a study released on Monday by environmental groups,...
Official: Flooding in Southeast States Could Last for Weeks as Rivers Rise
Mar 1 2019 // Many Southern communities could face weeks of flooding, along with other disruptions, as recent rains have sent many streams over their banks. In one Mississippi Delta hamlet, the mayor says water has cut off all but one...
California Charter School Settles Sex Discrimination Lawsuit
Mar 1 2019 // Guidance Charter School, of Palmdale, Calif. will pay $8,000 and provide other injunctive relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency...
Virgin Islands Storm Repairs May Be Jeopardized by FEMA, Contractors Dispute
Mar 1 2019 // Companies rebuilding storm-damaged homes in the U.S. Virgin Islands under a federally funded program say they haven’t been paid in months and are threatening to place liens on the houses. The dispute highlights what...
White House Eyes Panel to Question Climate Threat to Security
Mar 1 2019 // The White House is advancing plans to form a presidential panel that will question science used in U.S. military and intelligence reports showing that human-driven climate change poses national security risks, according to...
Pennsylvania Salon to Pay $40K to Stylist Fired After Report of Health, Safety Hazards
Feb 28 2019 // After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has entered a consent judgment ordering...
BlackBerry Files Patent Infringement Claims Against Twitter
Feb 28 2019 // BlackBerry Ltd. on Wednesday filed a patent infringement lawsuit accusing Twitter Inc. of illegally using technology in its mobile messaging applications that had been developed by the former smartphone maker. The lawsuit...
U.K. Cyber-Security Startup Tessian Raises $40M to Support U.S. Expansion
Feb 28 2019 // Sequoia Capital has backed a London-based cyber-security startup founded by a trio of former banking analysts, who were surprised how often documents such as deal-term sheets were accidentally emailed to the wrong...
Supreme Court Limits International Groups’ Immunity for Commercial Activity in U.S.
Feb 28 2019 // The U.S. Supreme Court opened some American-based international organizations to lawsuits, ruling that a World Bank affiliate must defend against allegations it is responsible for environmental damage caused by a power...
U.S. Bans Lithium Battery Cargo on Passenger Planes
Feb 28 2019 // The U.S. government said on Wednesday it is issuing new rules barring airlines from carrying potentially hazardous lithium-ion cells and batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft, and setting new requirements for...
A.M. Best Sees $12 Billion P/C Insurance Underwriting Loss for 2018
Feb 27 2019 // The U.S. property/casualty industry is expected to report that 2018 was its third consecutive year with an underwriting loss. A new A.M. Best analysis projects an estimated net underwriting loss of $12.1 billion in 2018,...
Beazley, Marsh Launch Cyber Coverage Product for Manufacturers
Feb 26 2019 // Beazley and Marsh have partnered to provide tailored cyber insurance cover and breach response for U.S. manufacturers. The new Manufacturer’s First Response, a Marsh and Beazley Breach Response (BBR) initiative,...
U.S. Asks Court to Approve CVS-Aetna Merger
Feb 26 2019 // The U.S. Justice Department formally asked a judge on Monday to approve its deal to allow CVS Health Corp. to merge with insurer Aetna. Judge Richard Leon of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia scolded the...
Amazon Crash Points to Lax Safety for Cargo Operations Compared to Passenger Airlines
Feb 26 2019 // Passenger airlines in the U.S. have recorded a remarkable period of safety over the past 10 years. Not so the nation’s cargo planes. Five domestically registered aircraft have crashed since 2009 — killing 16...
How High-Pressure Insys Prescription Call Center Lied to Insurers to Sell Opioids
Feb 26 2019 // The goal for Insys Therapeutics Inc.’s call center in Phoenix was simple: persuade insurers to authorize at least 70 prescriptions a week of its expensive opioid spray. Workers would get bonuses for surpassing the...
Millions in China Penalized Under Communist’s ‘Social Credit’ System
Feb 25 2019 // Skipped paying a fine in China? Then forget about buying an airline ticket. Would-be air travelers were blocked from buying tickets 17.5 million times last year for “social credit” offenses including unpaid...
Anthem, Cigna in Court Battles Over Failed Merger
Feb 25 2019 // There’s no dispute that a $48.9 billion merger announced in 2015 between health insurers Anthem Inc. and Cigna Corp. imploded two years later over antitrust concerns. Now, the question is whether one owes the other...
Illinois EPA Shuts Medical Instrument Sterilization Facility Due to Pollution
Feb 22 2019 // A suburban Chicago plant that sterilizes medical instruments with a chemical believed to be cancer causing has been shut by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The state EPA issued a seal order for Sterigenics...
U.S. Working with Mexico, Canada to Block African Swine Fever
Feb 22 2019 // The United States, Canada and Mexico are coordinating efforts to prevent the arrival of a highly contagious swine disease that has swept through China’s hog herd and parts of Europe, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny...
U.S. Wants Regional Response Teams for Oil Train Wrecks
Feb 22 2019 // Federal transportation officials are requiring railroads to establish regional response teams along oil train routes following a series of fiery derailments. The new rule is aimed at having crews and equipment ready in the...
