NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The Newport News Fire Department is using new technology to tackle emergencies and save lives. The technology is called Census and American Community Survey Data, that …
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Technology
Google ad technology under fire: What the Justice Department wants a judge to do
by Lindaby LindaThe Justice Department last week sought to persuade a federal judge in Virginia to force Alphabet Inc.’s Google to sell off part of the company and change the way it …
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Energy
Bioenergy sector hopeful green energy demand will fire up wood-to-power supply chain
by Lindaby LindaThe wood chips being sent into a boiler. Photo: RNZ/ Niva Chittock The bioenergy sector is hopeful that growing demand for greener energy sources from large users like factories will …
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Energy
Xcel Energy to pay $640 million settlement in Colorado lawsuit over Marshall Fire
by Lindaby LindaXcel Energy has agreed to pay approximately $640 million to settle a lawsuit involving over 4,000 plaintiffs who sued the company over complaints stemming from the Marshall Fire. In December …
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The Chicago City Council approved on Thursday Chicago Fire owner Joe Mansueto’s plan to build a 22,000-seat soccer stadium on The 78, the South Loop megadevelopment site along the South …
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The view from a Colorado National Guard helicopter of the aftermath of the Marshall Fire as seen on Dec. 31, 2021. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR, pool) Colorado’s largest electric utility announced …
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Business News
EPA withholds list of chemicals in Smitty’s Supply fire, citing ‘confidential business information’
by Lindaby LindaBATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana Illuminator) – Federal officials have not yet made public the list of hazardous materials present at a Tangipahoa Parish petroleum products plant that caught fire and …
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Energy
Colorado’s Marshall Fire survivors find closure in Xcel Energy settlement, some anxious about payment
by Lindaby LindaSurvivors of the Marshall Fire are waiting to see their offer of the $640 million settlement from Xcel Energy announced on Wednesday. Jenn Hart in Louisville is one of the …
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Energy
Xcel Energy to settle Marshall fire claims for $640 million, admitting no fault
by Lindaby LindaXcel Energy and other defendants said Wednesday they are settling a massive lawsuit from victims of the 2021 Marshall fire just ahead of a major trial, with Xcel saying it …