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Agency Reminds Drivers Impairment Can Cost Lives This NYE
The National Safety Council (NSC) estimates 179 lives may be lost during the New Year's holiday driving period. In previous years, impaired driving representing 38 percent and 37 percent of these ...
Deadly Jet Crash in South Korea Marks Another Setback for Boeing
A machinists strike. Another safety problem involving its troubled top-selling airliner. A plunging stock price. 2024 was already a dispiriting year for Boeing, the American aviation giant. But when ...
FDA Proposes Standardized Testing to Detect Asbestos in Talc Products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing that cosmetic products containing talc should be tested using standardized methods to detect asbestos, a potential contaminant, according to ...
New Regulations Ramping Up Association Costs Frustrate Florida Condo Owners
Florida condominium owners are looking at higher costs from condo associations in the new year, a consequence of a safety law passed by state lawmakers in 2022. It requires associations to have ...
Proposed Oregon Bill Bars Utility Rate Hikes Amid Unresolved Wildfire Suits
Three Oregon lawmakers say they plan to introduce a bill that would bar utilities from raising rates if they have unresolved wildfire lawsuits for three or more years, describing it as an effort to ...
Study: Widening Gap Between Cyber Attack Causes, Public Perception
A new study from Hive Systems, a global provider of cybersecurity services and products, finds that the public and media are misaligned when it comes to actual cybersecurity risks, leaving ...
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 extends ...
Wildfire Smoke’s Health Risks Linger Long After Homes Escape Burning
Three years ago, on Dec. 30, 2021, a wind-driven wildfire raced through two communities just outside Boulder, Colorado. In the span of about eight hours, more than 1,000 homes and businesses burned. ...