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NY Sues PepsiCo for Plastics Pollution; Template for Other States?
New York state sued PepsiCo on Wednesday, accusing the beverage and snack food giant of polluting the environment and endangering public health through its single-use plastic bottles, caps and ...
Store Designer Says Retailers Should Identify Core Shoplifters
Imagining how shoppers might use a space is core to retailers' bottom line, and one veteran store designer from HFA Architecture + Engineering recommends they do the same with thieves. "Good store ...
Safety Agency Asks Automakers to Install Speed Warning System After Deadly Crash
Federal accident investigators want automakers to install systems on all new vehicles that warn drivers when they go over the speed limit, and it is asking safety regulators to figure out how states ...
Fortune 500 Companies Vulnerable to Cloud Risks, Partial Outage Could Result in $20B Loss
New research indicates members of the Fortune 500 could suffer direct financial losses in excess of $20 billion due to a partial outage of third-party cloud services, according to Parametrix, a ...
Report Highlights Latest Toy Hazards; Choking, Asphyxiation Rank Highest
The latest "Toy-Related Deaths and Injuries Report" found there were 11 deaths, and an estimated 145,500 emergency department-treated (ED) injuries in 2022 associated with toys for children 12 years ...
Consequences From Climate Change Now Affect Every Region of U.S.
Revved-up climate change now permeates Americans' daily lives with harm that is "already far-reaching and worsening across every region of the United States," a massive new government report says. ...
Mid-Market Businesses Ill-Prepared for Flood Risks, New Survey Finds
A new survey of insurance brokers by Chubb, a global P/C company, found that flood risk was not top of mind for U.S. mid-market companies, valued between $10 million and $1 billion. Nearly 85 percent ...
Study: Tall Trucks, SUVs Are 45% Deadlier to U.S. Pedestrians
Trucks and sport utility vehicles with hood heights greater than 40 inches are about 45 percent more likely to cause fatalities in pedestrian crashes than shorter vehicles with sloped hoods, ...