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US Government Works to ‘Cocoon’ Old Nuclear Reactors

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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Costs to clean up a massive nuclear weapons complex in Washington state are usually expressed in the hundreds of billions of dollars and involve decades of work. But one project on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation is … Source: Claims Journal

Nigeria Building Collapse Deaths Climb to 36, Dozens Missing

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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The number of bodies recovered from a collapsed high-rise apartment building in Nigeria’s most populous city has risen to 36, an emergency official told The Associated Press Thursday. Ibrahim Farinloye of Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency … Source: Claims Journal

Justice Department Stepping Up Efforts to Combat Cybercrime

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is stepping up actions to combat ransomware and cybercrime through arrests and other actions, its No. 2 official told The Associated Press, as the Biden administration escalates its response to what it regards as … Source: Claims Journal

‘Rust’ Film Armorer Says Someone May Have Put Bullet in Gun

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The woman in charge of weapons on the movie set where actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins said Wednesday night that she had inspected the gun Baldwin shot but doesn’t know how a live bullet ended up inside. … Source: Claims Journal

US Mandates Vaccines or Tests For Big Companies by Jan. 4

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Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly under government rules issued Thursday. The new requirements, … Source: Claims Journal

Court Asks if Exclusive Remedy Exception Applies to ‘Intentional’ Lead Poisoning

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Utah workers are allowed to sue their employers for an injury caused by their employer’s intentional act. That exception to the exclusive remedy of the state Workers’ Compensation Act was carved out by a state supreme court decision in 1975. … Source: Claims Journal

California, Again, Leans on Natural Gas to Shore Up Energy Supplies

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California on Thursday said it would increase the amount of natural gas stored at a Los Angeles-area facility that suffered a devastating leak six years ago, its latest loosening of environmental rules to shore up energy supplies. In a 4-0 … Source: Claims Journal

Yacht Full of Climate Scientists Plots Giant Sea Gate to Save Manhattan

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Aboard the Manhattan II, a 100-foot yacht with glass walls and mahogany panelling, a group of scientists, engineers, politicians, and a ship captain spent a recent morning contemplating the deaths of their fellow New Yorkers at the hands of Hurricane … Source: Claims Journal

EU Watchdog Says Insurers Could Face Climate Tests in 2023

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Insurers could face European climate stress tests as soon as 2023, the head of the EU’s insurance regulator said at the Reuters Future of Insurance Europe conference on Thursday. The insurance industry faces exposure to climate change risk both through … Source: Claims Journal

Judge: Prince Andrew Sex Lawsuit Trial Likely in Late 2022

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NEW YORK (AP) — A trial resulting from an American woman’s claims that Prince Andrew sexually abused her when she was 17 would probably occur late next year, a judge said Wednesday. It is difficult to immediately set a trial … Source: Claims Journal