Hochul signs law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay for natural disaster cleanup
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed legislation Thursday that requires companies responsible for massive amounts of global warming pollution to contribute to efforts to remediate the damage caused by climate change. Under a new state law, companies responsible for the majority of emissions from 2000 to 2018 will be liable for about $3 billion […]
Russian scientists criticise cleanup efforts after oil spill in Black Sea | Russia
Russian scientists have criticized efforts to remove oil washed ashore from two oil tankers in the Black Sea, saying they lack adequate equipment. On December 15, two Russian oil tankers, Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239, were caught in a storm in the Kerch Strait, causing one to sink and the other to run aground. The strait separates […]
The Hub in the Bronx is still overrun with addicts despite city cleanup pledge
“The Broadway of the Bronx” is a drug-infested wasteland where hordes of evicted drug addicts buy drugs and shoot up guns in broad daylight, despite city officials' long-standing pledges to end the filth. , are overdosing. The paper spent several days in “The Hub” (the commercial area surrounding Roberto Clemente Plaza, between Melrose and Mott […]
NEWS 10/4: Dockworkers reach deal to suspend port strike, Helene cleanup, Israel Iran war news
The union representing 45000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend a three-day … source
JESSE WATTERS: The Hunter Biden pardon was a ‘cleanup job’ with Dems split on decision
Fox News host Jesse Watters spoke about Hunter Biden's pardon and why Democrats have failed to take the moral high ground in his opening monologue on Tuesday's “Jesse Watters Prime Time.” Jesse Waters: The Biden family knew all along that Hunter would receive a pardon. That was part of the plan. If he's in trouble, […]
A tiny grain of nuclear fuel is pulled from ruined Japanese nuclear plant, in a step toward cleanup
A robot that spent months inside the tsunami-ravaged reactor ruins of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant delivered a small sample of melted nuclear fuel on Thursday. Plant officials said it was a step toward beginning the removal of hundreds of tons of melted nuclear fuel. fuel debris. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, which manages […]
Commentators, insiders deride Biden calling to ‘politically’ lock Trump up: ‘No cleanup that is possible’
President Biden has called for “politically” restraining his predecessor, sparking a wave of anger and ridicule. Speaking in Concord, New Hampshire, Biden touted legislation on health care and prescription drug costs, saying former President Trump wanted to eliminate his political opponents and detractors. “I know it sounds weird. If you said this five years ago, […]
Sellafield cleanup cost rises to £136bn amid tensions with Treasury | Energy industry
Sellafield clean-up costs expected to reach £136bn, with the public unable to show how Europe's largest nuclear waste repository is offering value for money to taxpayers the spending watchdog said. A project to repair buildings containing hazardous and radioactive materials on state-owned land on the Cumbrian coast has been delayed for years and over budget. […]
Austin Wells continues to make cleanup spot an ugly Yankees mess
The Yankees may need to clean up in the cleanup spot. Austin Wells' rough October didn't improve on Tuesday as he went hitless again and is now 0-for-19 in the postseason after Tuesday's 6-3 win in ALCS Game 2 against Cleveland. and is slumping. He also had nine strikeouts during that stretch. Anthony Rizzo broke […]
North Carolina man accused of threatening FEMA workers with assault rifle amid Hurricane Helene clean-up
A North Carolina man has been charged with using an assault rifle to threaten FEMA workers helping the state recover from Hurricane Helen. Just before 1 p.m. Saturday, Rutherford County Sheriff's Office deputies reported a man with an assault rifle made comments that he could harm FEMA personnel in the Lake Lure and Chimney Rock […]