G7’s Price Cap on Russia Oil Takes Shape but Will Russia Sidestep Insurance Rules? September 12, 2022 By Timothy Gardner The Group of Seven countries is working to cap the price of Russian oil in an attempt to limit Moscow’s...
Biden Admin Announces $3 Billion in FEMA Climate Resilience Funding August 12, 2022 By Timothy Gardner The Biden administration on Friday announced it is putting more than $3 billion into two federal programs to help communities...
U.S. Nuclear Power Regulator Backs NuScale Design After Quake Safety Review June 2, 2022 By Timothy Gardner NuScale Power Corp.’s design for a new kind of nuclear reactor is adequate to protect the project from damage by...
Small Nuclear Power Projects May Have Big Waste Problems June 1, 2022 By Timothy Gardner A planned new generation of small nuclear reactors will create more waste than conventional reactors, while treatments to make some...
U.S. Nuclear Agency Seeks Documentation on Quake Safety of New Reactor Design May 2, 2022 By Timothy Gardner An official with the U.S. nuclear power regulator has ordered staff to supply documents that could lead to a review...
Climate Change Could Cost U.S. Budget $2 Trillion a Year by End Century April 18, 2022 By Timothy Gardner Flood, fire, and drought fueled by climate change could take a massive bite out of the U.S. federal budget per...
Climate Change Could Cost U.S. Budget $2 Trillion a Year by End Century April 4, 2022 By Timothy Gardner Flood, fire, and drought fueled by climate change could take a massive bite out of the U.S. federal budget per...
U.S. Regulators Slow Consideration of Climate Impact of New Gas Projects March 25, 2022 By Timothy Gardner U.S. regulators on Thursday delayed requirements to consider greenhouse gas emissions before approvals of gas projects, after lawmakers complained the...
U.S. Senators Grill Regulators Over Climate Policy on Natural Gas Projects March 3, 2022 By Timothy Gardner Top U.S. senators from both parties on Thursday grilled Democratic energy regulators who recently approved guidelines for approving new natural...
Inspector General Says Counterfeit Parts in Nuclear Plants Raise Safety Concerns February 11, 2022 By Timothy Gardner Many counterfeit parts have been discovered in U.S. nuclear plants, potentially increasing the risk of a safety failure, the inspector...