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Another Fire Ignites at Ford Aluminum Supplier Novelis in New York

Hundreds May Have Been Exposed to Rabies in Grand Teton National Park Cabins

Another fire ignited on Thursday at Novelis’ aluminum plant in Oswego, New York, that supplies Ford’s lucrative F-150 truck line, about two months after a blaze halted much of the facility’s production. Ford in October cut its profit forecast, citing a gross hit of up to $2 billion from the incident. The Dearborn, Michigan, automaker

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Buffett’s Oregon Utility Says Fire Lawsuits Pose Shutdown Risk

Buffett’s Oregon Utility Says Fire Lawsuits Pose Shutdown Risk

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s PacifiCorp says ongoing litigation from massive wildfires in 2020 that exposed the company to billions of dollars in damages is jeopardizing its ability to continue providing power to hundreds of thousands of customers in Oregon. In an emergency court filing Friday, the company said a Portland judge has set up an “impossible

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US Government Says Southern California Edison Should Pay for LA Fire Costs

US Government Says Southern California Edison Should Pay for LA Fire Costs

The U.S. asked a federal court to force Southern California Edison to pay for fighting a pair of wildfires that were believed to have originated from its power lines, including the Eaton Fire in January in Los Angeles County that killed more than a dozen people and destroyed thousands of structures. The federal government on

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Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring in Illinois Underground Mine Fire Fraud

Hundreds May Have Been Exposed to Rabies in Grand Teton National Park Cabins

A Kentucky man entered a guilty plea to conspiring to defraud the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) in relation to an underground fire that occurred in the MC#1 Mine in Franklin County, Illinois, in August 2021. According to court documents, on Aug. 12, 2021, Timothy Parsons, 38, Louisa, Kentucky, was the Mine Manager

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