Property insurers’ ratings under pressure as risk rises, Morningstar says
(Reuters) – The credit ratings of global property insurers are coming under pressure as rising reinsurance costs force them to…
Environment
Vermont capital submerged in floodwaters with dam on verge of capacity
By Brian Snyder and Rich McKay MONTPELIER, Vermont (Reuters) – A dam upstream from the Vermont state capital was holding…
South Korea, Japan leaders to meet; Fukushima radioactive water, North Korea missile launch focus
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to meet Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday…
US climate envoy John Kerry to travel to China next week
By Valerie Volcovici and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. climate envoy John Kerry on Monday will become the Biden…
New air bag death prompts ‘Do Not Drive’ warning for 2003 Dodge Ram pickups
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Chrysler-parent Stellantis has warned 29,000 owners of 2003 Dodge Ram pickups to immediately stop driving…
Biden admin targets use of climate-warming industrial gases
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration issued a final rule on Tuesday phasing down the use of gases…
Exclusive – Mexico’s Pemex to lose some 100,000 bpd of crude this month after fire – source
By Ana Isabel Martinez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos will see its crude output reduced…
Amtrak suspends some service after minor train derailment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak suspended service between Washington and Richmond, Virginia after a train derailed while traveling…
EV charger maker Tritium wins order from Hawaii under federal funding program
By Abhirup Roy SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tritium DCFC said on Tuesday it had won an order from Hawaii to…
Flash floods rage in Vermont, New York; 50 rescued by swift boat
By Brendan O’Brien and Rich McKay (Reuters) -Torrential downpours unleashed flash floods on the U.S. Northeast on Monday that washed…