Anna Skinner is a Newsweek senior reporter based in Indianapolis. Her focus is reporting on the climate, environment and weather but she also reports on other topics for the National News Team.

Hawaii's Supreme Court ruled Monday that insurance companies can't bring their own legal actions against those blamed for Maui's catastrophic 2023 wildfire, allowing a $4 billion settlement that ...

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Oral arguments were presented Thursday before the Hawaii Supreme Court over the Maui wildfires settlement. Shown are attorney Jesse Creed, above ...

Attorneys Jesse Creed, left, and Cynthia Wong talked Thursday after a hearing over Maui wildfire settlements in Hawaii Supreme Court. Wong said the pending settlement can now be considered for ...

A stalled $4 billion Maui wildfire litigation settlement has been propelled forward by a Hawaii Supreme Court ruling today. The state’s high court ruled unanimously in answering three questions ...

Hawaii's Supreme Court ruled Monday that insurance companies can't bring their own legal actions against those blamed for Maui's catastrophic 2023 wildfire, allowing a $4 billion settlement that ...