Long-awaited dam safety reforms move closer to law after Michigan Senate voteThe Michigan Senate on Thursday voted to overhaul Michigan’s lax dam safety laws, moving long-awaited reforms one vote away from reaching Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.WTOP6d agoWhole story →JusticePlanetGretchen WhitmerHR 5485S 947michigan dam safety reform vote
Millions who need flood insurance the most don’t have it as flawed federal program raises pricesWASHINGTON (AP) — In eastern Kentucky, Libby Honeycutt listened upstairs to the sound of glass breaking below as floodwaters tore apart her house. Twenty-six miWTOP9d agoWhole story →PlanetEconomyflood insurance program issues
Argentine judge orders halt to Falklands oil project as tensions with Britain riseBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine federal judge on Wednesday ordered British and Israeli companies to stop developing an oilfield off the Falkland IslWTOP21d agoWhole story →SecurityJusticefalklands oil dispute
Hurricane Lowell expected to pass near one Hawaiian island and cause major rains statewideHawaii Gov. Josh Green closed schools and government offices on the westernmost islands of Kauai and Niihau for Tuesday as Hurricane Lowell was expected to passWTOP1mo agoWhole story →JusticePlanetJosh Greenhurricane lowell
