Biden Administration Warns Firms to Quit Aiding Nord Stream 2 Pipeline March 22, 2021 By Daphne Psaledakis and Timothy Gardner The U.S. State Department is tracking efforts to complete Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline and evaluating information on...
Scientists Say Advanced Nuclear Reactors Not Safer Than Conventional Plants March 22, 2021 By Timothy Gardner A new generation of so-called “advanced” nuclear power reactors that Washington believes could help fight climate change often present greater...
15 Insurers Stop Doing Business with Nord Stream 2 Pipeline to Avoid Sanctions: Reuters February 24, 2021 By Timothy Gardner Baker Hughes Co and AXA Group and 16 other companies recently quit work on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas...
U.S. Warns of Sanctions on European Firms and Insurers Over Russia’s Nord Stream January 13, 2021 By Timothy Gardner and Daphne Psaledakis The U.S. State Department this month told European companies which it suspects are helping to build Russia’s Nord Stream 2...
Trump’s EPA Institutes Curb on ‘Secret’ Science Used in Formulating Regulations January 5, 2021 By Timothy Gardner The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief said on Monday he has finalized a rule to limit what scientific research...
Scientists Identify Nuclear Plants Facing Highest Risks From Earthquakes October 26, 2020 By Timothy Gardner The U.S. nuclear power reactors facing the highest risks of a meltdown from earthquakes are not in tremor-prone California, but...
Investors, Insurers Warned of Risk of U.S. Sanctions for Russian Pipeline Ties July 17, 2020 By Timothy Gardner and Humeyra Pamuk U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday warned investors in two Russian natural gas pipeline projects that they could...
Senators Seek to Expand U.S. Sanctions to Insurance for Russia-Europe Pipeline June 4, 2020 By Timothy Gardner and Patricia Zengerle U.S. senators will announce a bill this week expanding sanctions on Russia’s Gazprom-led Nord Stream 2 project, Senate aides said,...
U.S. Issues Maritime Advisory on Sanctions for Ship Owners, Insurers May 15, 2020 By Timothy Gardner, Jonathan Saul and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday issued guidelines to help ship owners and insurers avoid the risks of...
Environmental Group Warns ‘Forever Chemicals’ Widespread in U.S. Drinking Water January 23, 2020 By Timothy Gardner The contamination of U.S. drinking water with man-made “forever chemicals” is far worse than previously estimated with some of the...