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AT&T Does Not Intend to Immediately Remove Lead Cables From Lake Tahoe
Insurance Journal | July 20, 2023
AT&T Does Not Intend to Immediately Remove Lead Cables From Lake Tahoe
AT&T said on Tuesday it does not intend to immediately remove lead cables from Lake Tahoe pending further analysis, according to its court filing. Shares of AT&T this week hit their lowest level in 30 years, after analysts downgraded the …
UN Could Start Removing Oil This Week From Decaying Yemen Tanker
Insurance Journal | July 20, 2023
UN Could Start Removing Oil This Week From Decaying Yemen Tanker
An operation to start removing some 1.1 million barrels of oil from a decaying tanker moored off Yemen’s coast could start by the end of the week, the United Nations said on Tuesday. U.N. officials have been warning for years …
Ukraine Setting Up Temporary Shipping Route After Russia Grain Deal Exit: Official Letter
Insurance Journal | July 20, 2023
Ukraine Setting Up Temporary Shipping Route After Russia Grain Deal Exit: Official Letter
Ukraine is setting up a temporary shipping route to maintain grain shipments after Russia quit a deal allowing Ukrainian exports via a UN-backed safe corridor in the Black Sea, Kyiv said on Wednesday. Russia attacked Ukraine’s Black Sea Odesa port …
Russia Issues Warning to Any Ships Traveling to Ukraine’s Black Sea Ports
Insurance Journal | July 20, 2023
Russia Issues Warning to Any Ships Traveling to Ukraine’s Black Sea Ports
Russia warned that from Thursday any ships traveling to Ukraine’s Black Sea ports will be seen as possibly carrying military cargoes after Ukraine said it was setting up a temporary shipping route to try and continue its grain exports. The …
Cybersecurity Labeling for Smart Devices Aims to Hacking Vulnerabilities for Consumers
Insurance Journal | July 20, 2023
Cybersecurity Labeling for Smart Devices Aims to Hacking Vulnerabilities for Consumers
The Biden administration and major consumer technology players on Tuesday launched an effort to put a nationwide cybersecurity certification and labeling program in place to help consumers choose smart devices that are less vulnerable to hacking. Officials likened the new …
Containment of Massive Southern California Wildfire Grows
Insurance Journal | July 19, 2023
Containment of Massive Southern California Wildfire Grows
Fire crews built containment lines and patrolled for hot spots throughout the day on Wednesday to continue to keep a massive Southern California wildfire from growing. Containment on the Rabbit Fire grew to 55% with extreme heat and low humidity …
Alaska Volcano Eruption Eases After Massive Ash Cloud
Insurance Journal | July 19, 2023
Alaska Volcano Eruption Eases After Massive Ash Cloud
An ongoing eruption of a remote volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands produced an ash cloud so large this week that warnings were sent to pilots about potentially dangerous conditions. An ash cloud with an initial height of around 5.5 miles …
European Heat Wave Sees Temperatures Reaching 115F in Sardinia as Greece Burns
Insurance Journal | July 19, 2023
European Heat Wave Sees Temperatures Reaching 115F in Sardinia as Greece Burns
Europe baked in intense heat, with temperatures reaching almost 46C (115F) on the Italian island of Sardinia on Wednesday, as wildfires continued to rage in Greece. Authorities warned lives were in danger after the latest blast of Saharan heat saw …
Cancer Clusters Prompt Houston’s Multi-Million Dollar Plan to Relocate Affected Residents
Insurance Journal | July 19, 2023
Cancer Clusters Prompt Houston’s Multi-Million Dollar Plan to Relocate Affected Residents
HOUSTON (AP) – Houston plans to spend millions of dollars to relocate residents from neighborhoods located near a rail yard polluted by a cancer-linked wood preservative that has been blamed for an increase in cancer cases, the city’s mayor announced …
Truck Makers Complying with California Rules Phasing Out Gas-Powered Vehicles
Insurance Journal | July 10, 2023
Truck Makers Complying with California Rules Phasing Out Gas-Powered Vehicles
Some of the nation`s largest truck makers pledged to stop selling new gas-powered vehicles in California by the middle of the next decade, part of an agreement with state regulators aimed at preventing lawsuits that threatened to delay or block …