Category Archives: Pollution Insurance
County Ozone levels near maximum limits – The Independent Florida Alligator: Local & State
Compared to Tampa, Gainesville can breathe easier – but not bymuch.
The average ozone level of Alachua County for October is 46.1 partsper billion, and the level in Hillsborough County is 50.8 parts perbillion, according to the FDEP’s website.
Twenty-one U.S. counties and cities, including Tampa, exceed theamount of lead the Environmental Protection Agency allows to be inthe air, according to a USA Today article published Wednesday.
ACE USA Introduces Healthcare Premises Pollution Policy
ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operations of the ACE Group, has introduced a healthcare premises pollution liability insurance policy that is designed to address the environmental risks faced by the healthcare industry. Hospitals, long-term and short-term care facilities, in-patient and out-patient surgical centers are just a few of the healthcare facilities whose owners, managers and operators face significant exposures to pollution and facility-borne illness risks.
State helps school districts reduce bus pollution
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Eight Washington school districts plan to install new equipment on their buses to reduce fuel emissions and cut costs.The idle-reduction devices allow buses to stay warm, defrost windows and circulate heat without idling and emitting toxic fumes.
Climate Change Disasters Cost US $14 Billion In Past Decade
Researchers said on Monday that deaths and health problems from floods, drought and other U.S. disasters related to climate change cost $14 billion in the past decade.
The study looked at the cost of human suffering and loss of life due to six disasters from 2000 through 2009.
Sound-off 11/7 – Letters – bnd.com
Think local businesses
I love things like this. I’m reading, “Highland Chamber holds a meeting at Scott Credit Union.” Guess where the caterer came from? St. Louis. they have a caterer right here. does the guy from St. Louis pay membership dues to the Highland Chamber? I find it ironic.
A great treat for kids
Transportation companies need to secure insurance most of all
The public has many forms of insurance coverage obtainable. Every one of them is made to offer enough financial coverage for various considerations regarding numerous conditions.
Federal air pollution rules touted
Air pollution rules under attack by congressional Republicans would save lives, create jobs and remove toxic pollution from the air, a former Department of Environmental Protection secretary and an American Lung Association representative argued Monday during a meeting with The Times-Tribune editorial board.
Risk & Insurance Online – R&I One : Oct. 18, 2011
In this issue: World Series throws risk managers a curve; Obama pulls plug on part of healthcare reform; Hedge fund billionaire gets long sentence for insider trading; Runner dies in Chicago Marathon; Promises and pitfalls of Marcellus drilling; and more
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