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Zelensky Relies on IAEA Support; Russia Moves Nuclear Weapons

March 27, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on Zelensky Relies on IAEA Support; Russia Moves Nuclear Weapons

VIENNA, Austria, March 27, 2023 (ENS) – International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Monday to plan protection for the embattled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear [...]

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Food

EU Supports Ukrainian Farmers With $15 Million in Grants

January 5, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on EU Supports Ukrainian Farmers With $15 Million in Grants

KYIV, Ukraine, January 5, 2023 (ENS) – Small agricultural enterprises, smallholder farmers and rural households in western Ukraine will benefit from a new US$15.5 million project funded by the European [...]

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Ukraine Faces Power, Water, Food Shortages as Winter Looms

November 2, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Ukraine Faces Power, Water, Food Shortages as Winter Looms

KYIV, Ukraine, November 3, 2022 (ENS) – Continuing attacks by Russian forces against Ukraine’s essential civilian infrastructure are disrupting access to key services. Power and water supply systems have sustained [...]

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Energy

Global Net Zero Carbon Energy by 2050 Possible, Profitable

September 13, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Global Net Zero Carbon Energy by 2050 Possible, Profitable

OXFORD, UK, September 13, 2022 (ENS) – Transitioning to a decarbonized energy system by around 2050 is expected to save the world at least US$12 trillion (£10.4 trillion), compared to [...]

Zaporizhzya Nuclear Power Plant
Energy

After Shelling, Putin Allows IAEA Into Ukraine Nuclear Plant

August 22, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on After Shelling, Putin Allows IAEA Into Ukraine Nuclear Plant

VIENNA, Austria, August 22, 2022 (ENS) – The office of French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has “reconsidered” his original demand that International Atomic Energy [...]

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Siberian Wildfires Doubly Dangerous to Distracted Russia

May 20, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Siberian Wildfires Doubly Dangerous to Distracted Russia

By Benjamin Seidman

KRASNOYARSK, Russia, May 20, 2022 (ENS) – Early season wildfires in Siberia this spring threaten yet another record-breaking fire season in Russia, while the Russian government continues [...]

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Lions, Tigers, Bears, Apes Rescued from Ecopark Under Fire

April 27, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Lions, Tigers, Bears, Apes Rescued from Ecopark Under Fire

KHARKIV, Ukraine, April 27, 2022 (ENS) – The evacuation of the Oleksandr Feldman Ecopark in the bombed city of Kharkiv is still going on – the animals are being removed [...]

Food

Hunger Stalks the World as Russia Bombs Europe’s Breadbasket

March 13, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Hunger Stalks the World as Russia Bombs Europe’s Breadbasket

ROME, Italy, March 13, 2022 (ENS) – While global attention is on Russia’s attack on Ukraine and its horrific humanitarian consequences there, a hidden hunger emergency is overwhelming South Sudan [...]

Gov/Politics

Congress OKs Climate, Energy, Water Spending in $1.5T Bill

March 12, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Congress OKs Climate, Energy, Water Spending in $1.5T Bill

WASHINGTON, DC, March 12, 2022 (ENS) – In a bipartisan vote of 68-31, the U.S. Senate has passed an appropriations bill that will fund government climate, energy, water and wildfire [...]

Business

350 Companies Shut Russia Out of Energy, Food, Finance, Tech

March 11, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on 350 Companies Shut Russia Out of Energy, Food, Finance, Tech

WASHINGTON, DC, March 11, 2022 (ENS) – At least 350 companies have announced their withdrawal from Russia as a consequence of its invasion of Ukraine, including BP, ExxonMobil and Shell [...]

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Communication Lost With Russian-Held Chernobyl Nuclear Site

March 11, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Communication Lost With Russian-Held Chernobyl Nuclear Site

VIENNA, Austria, March 11, 2022 (ENS) – Ukraine’s nuclear regulator lost all communications with the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the disaster site where radioactive spent fuel is stored, on Monday, [...]

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Russia-Ukraine War Creates a Million Refugees, EU Admits Them

March 6, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Russia-Ukraine War Creates a Million Refugees, EU Admits Them

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 6, 2022 (ENS) – On a press call to Geneva from Ukraine, Poland and Moldova on Friday, United Nations officials confirmed the vast numbers of Ukrainians who [...]

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Russians Break Safety Rules at Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant

March 6, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Russians Break Safety Rules at Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant

VIENNA, Austria, March 6, 2022 (ENS) – Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency today that although regular staff continues to operate the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, the plant management [...]

Gov/Politics

EU, USA Pledge Energy Security as Russia Threatens Ukraine

January 28, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on EU, USA Pledge Energy Security as Russia Threatens Ukraine

BRUSSELS, Belgium, January 28, 2022 (ENS) – In a joint statement today, U.S. President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reinforced their cooperation on energy security. [...]

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Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Fires Spreading Radioactivity

April 18, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Fires Spreading Radioactivity

 

KYIV, Ukraine, April 18, 2020 (ENS) – A huge forest fire in Ukraine that blazed for more than 10 days came within one kilometer (.6 miles) of the [...]

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