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Japan OKs Preparation Step for Fukushima Plant Water Release
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s nuclear regulator on Friday approved details of a planned release of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea next year. The approval by the Nuclear Regulation Authority will enable Tokyo … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGovernor Declares Emergency over Wildfire Near Yosemite
WAWONA, Calif. (AP) — There was no containment Sunday of a destructive wildfire near Yosemite National Park that has grown into one of California’s biggest blazes of the year and forced thousands of residents to flee remote mountain communities. Some … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreInvestigation: Boston Train Fire Caused by Loose Metal Panel
SOMERVILLE, Mass. (AP) — A fire on a Boston-area public transit train that prompted one passenger to jump into a river and others to scramble out of windows appears to have been caused by a metal panel on the train’s … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAuto Claimants Waiting Longer for Collision Repairs
Auto claimants are waiting longer for collision repairs — 4.5 days longer this spring compared to the same period last year, according to a report released Friday by Enterprise Rent-a-Car. Enterprise extrapolated repair times by tracking the average length of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFlorida OIR Says Insurers Spent $3B on Legal Defense, 21 Insurers on Watch List
In 2021, Florida’s domestic property insurers spent more than $3 billion on legal defense costs and containment – double the figure reported in 2016. That’s one jaw-dropping but not surprising takeaway from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation’s recently posted … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJury Finds Tesla 1% Negligent in Fatal Model S Crash
A Florida jury found electric car maker Tesla Inc TSLA.O 1% negligent in the death of an 18-year-old man whose Model S sedan slammed into a concrete wall after the car’s speed limiter had been deactivated, with the teenager and … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLondon Airport Runway Meltdown Shows Airports Vulnerable to Climate Change
The temporary disruption at London’s Luton Airport on Monday when soaring temperatures caused a small section of the asphalt to lift is an example of the challenges airports face in making their infrastructure resilient to climate change, experts say. Below … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreEnvironmental Group Plans Suit over Coal Ash in Mobile Delta
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — An environmental group took the first step Wednesday toward filing suit over plans by Alabama Power Co. to leave millions of pounds of coal ash near a riverside within the vast Mobile-Tensaw Delta, which activists say … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreEurope’s Wildfire Threat Eases but Blaze Grows in Slovenia
MADRID (AP) — Europe’s spate of fierce wildfires abated somewhat Thursday amid cooler temperatures, with French firefighters starting to get the upper hand over two major blazes, Spain taming a fire that killed two people and no new outbreaks reported … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFirefighters Contain 40% of S. Dakota Wildfire
OGLALA, S.D. (AP) — A wildfire that started earlier this week west of Oglala has burned about 11 square miles and is 40% contained, according to officials. The fire began near Prairie Wind Casino on Tuesday evening and moved southeast. … Source: Claims Journal
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