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Critics of Workplace Diversity Efforts Eye Civil War-Era Law
Insurance Journal | September 1, 2023
Critics of Workplace Diversity Efforts Eye Civil War-Era Law
Several suits filed on behalf of White workers following the US Supreme Court’s decision outlawing affirmative action in higher education are banking on a Civil War-era statute guaranteeing equal rights to Black Americans to challenge the legality of corporate diversity, …
Petroleum Asphalt Remains in Yellowstone River in Montana After Train Derailment
Insurance Journal | September 1, 2023
Petroleum Asphalt Remains in Yellowstone River in Montana After Train Derailment
Two months after a railroad bridge collapse sent carloads of hazardous oil products plunging into Montana’s Yellowstone River, the cleanup workers are gone and a mess remains. Thick mats of tarry petroleum asphalt cover portions of sandbars. Oil-speckled rocks and …
California Voting on Increasing Storage At Site of Massive Methane Leak Despite Risks
Insurance Journal | September 1, 2023
California Voting on Increasing Storage At Site of Massive Methane Leak Despite Risks
California officials are expected to vote on a proposal to increase storage capacity at the site of the nation’s largest known methane leak that sickened thousands of families and forced them from their Los Angeles homes in 2015. The proposal …
Visual Artists Fight Back Against AI Companies for Repurposing Their Work
Insurance Journal | September 1, 2023
Visual Artists Fight Back Against AI Companies for Repurposing Their Work
Kelly McKernan’s acrylic and watercolor paintings are bold and vibrant, often featuring feminine figures rendered in bright greens, blues, pinks and purples. The style, in the artist’s words, is “surreal, ethereal … dealing with discomfort in the human journey.” The …
About $2.2B Insured Losses From Hurricane Idalia, Says KCC
Insurance Journal | September 1, 2023
About $2.2B Insured Losses From Hurricane Idalia, Says KCC
Though it made landfall as a Category 3 storm, Hurricane Idalia impacted an are of low population and is expected to cause private insured losses of about $2.2 billion, according to catastrophe modeler Karen Clark & Co. “Idalia made landfall …
Hong Kong Braces for Biggest Typhoon Since 2018
Insurance Journal | September 1, 2023
Hong Kong Braces for Biggest Typhoon Since 2018
Hong Kong was starting to feel the impact of Super Typhoon Saola as winds reached hurricane force and rain lashed the city. The government said it will raise the No. 9 storm signal — the second highest — at 6:20 …
Fast Fashion Firms Prepare for EU Crackdown on Waste Mountain
Insurance Journal | September 1, 2023
Fast Fashion Firms Prepare for EU Crackdown on Waste Mountain
In a warehouse on the outskirts of Barcelona, women stand at conveyor belts, manually sorting T-shirts, jeans and dresses from large bales of used clothing – a small step towards tackling Europe’s towering problem of discarded fashion. Within a year, …
NFL Player’s Home Explosion Caused by Natural Gas, Authorities Say
Insurance Journal | September 1, 2023
NFL Player’s Home Explosion Caused by Natural Gas, Authorities Say
Fire investigators have determined that a natural gas explosion destroyed Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley’s North Carolina home, killing the NFL player’s father and injuring a family friend, officials announced Tuesday. It wasn`t clear where the gas leak originated, and …
Four Inmates in Problem-Plagued Atlanta Jail Have Died in the Span of a Month
Insurance Journal | September 1, 2023
Four Inmates in Problem-Plagued Atlanta Jail Have Died in the Span of a Month
A 34-year-old man who was being held at a problem-plagued jail in Atlanta died after he was taken to a hospital. He was the fourth person to die in Fulton County custody in the span of a month. A jail …
Idalia Could Mean New Pressure on Florida Rents, Housing Costs
Insurance Journal | September 1, 2023
Idalia Could Mean New Pressure on Florida Rents, Housing Costs
(Reuters) – Hurricane Idalia is expected to increase insurance costs for Florida commercial real estate, particularly owners of apartments and other multifamily properties already grappling with soaring premiums driven by climate change, industry executives and analysts said. Idalia on Wednesday …