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U.S. Pipeline Regulator Awards $15M in Safety Grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) on Wednesday awarded $14.8 million in grants for pipeline safety training and technological ...
10 States Want Judge to Block Changes to National Flood Insurance Program
Increases in federal flood insurance premiums that are projected to surpass 700 percent over the coming years are already leading people to back out of home purchases and will likely lead to an ...
Live Burn Demonstrates Value of Wildfire Mitigation
A recent wildfire demonstration highlighted how mitigation can thwart damaging fires from reaching homes. The live burn conducted in collaboration with the Insurance Institute for Business & Home ...
New England Could See More Monster Storms Like Hurricane Lee
When it comes to hurricanes, New England can't compete with Florida or the Caribbean. But scientists said Friday the arrival of storms like Hurricane Lee this weekend could become more common in the ...
Climate Change Sends Most Indicators of Earth’s Health Into Danger Zone: Study
From dangerously warm temperatures to vast species extinctions, humans are living on a planet that is becoming inhospitable—with only three key health markers considered safe, according to a new ...
Tech Leaders Endorse AI Regulation at Rare Washington D.C. Summit
The nation's biggest technology executives on Wednesday loosely endorsed the idea of government regulations for artificial intelligence at an unusual closed-door meeting in the U.S. Senate. But there ...
50 Shades of Catastrophe Model Vendor Transparency
There are two players in the tug of war that is the implementation of a catastrophe (CAT) model—the user and the vendor. Users require a sophisticated CAT model that pulls together multiple ...
Hyundai, Kia Urge U.S. Court to Reject Social Media-Prompted Theft Lawsuits
Korean automakers Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp on Tuesday asked a U.S. judge to reject lawsuits filed by 17 cities for failing to install anti-theft technology in millions of their vehicles. The ...