fire liability News

Changes in California Fire-Liability Law Looking Less Likely

California utilities won’t get a break from lawmakers who were weighing changes to state liability laws that expose the companies to billions in potential damages from last year’s wildfires. Lawmakers don’t have enough time to study and pass a bill …

Iowa Town: Flammable Stover at DowDuPont Plant Cause of Concern

Public safety officials are concerned about up to 500,000 bales of flammable stover that are stored across central Iowa and will be left over after a cellulosic ethanol plant is sold. The newly merged DowDuPont is selling its $225 million …