Texas officials on Tuesday sued owners of a Houston area petrochemical storage facility over a fire last week that burned for days, alleging violations of environmental laws and seeking damages to cover response costs for the disaster that released chemicals into the air and waterways. The county and state jointly filed suit in a county… Continue reading Texas Sues Fuel Tank Company Over Houston Chemical Fire, Aftermath
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Major Consumer, Climate Groups Call on Insurance Industry to Ditch Fossil Fuels
On the eve of the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS), a new campaign, Insure Our Future, is calling out the U.S. insurance industry as a major contributor to climate change and urging them to ditch fossil fuels. Insure Our Future is the first campaign focusing on the U.S. insurance industry’s significant role in perpetuating climate… Continue reading Major Consumer, Climate Groups Call on Insurance Industry to Ditch Fossil Fuels