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The Science of Green Microbes

Terry Hazen finds, studies and then uses microbes to clean up pollution deep underground, to refine oil before it is pumped and to produce the next generation of green fuels. He catches alligators sometimes, too. ...

Bijal Trivedi

Environment

New Panel Seeks Nuclear Waste Solutions: Déjà Vu

With nuclear power back under serious consideration as a U.S. power source, a blue ribbon panel's decisions on what to do with waste carry great import.

Max S. Power

Environment

Touring the Nation’s Most Contaminated Land

The Department of Energy plans to take up to 3,500 people this year through the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

David Rosenfeld

Environment

Reprocessing Nuclear Fuel Makes Sense, But Is It Sensible?

Reprocessing spent nuclear fuel appeals to the modern urge to recycle, and some past concerns may be surmountable, but it remains an expensive and fraught process.

Max S. Power

Environment

The Three Pillars of Nuclear Waste Cleanup

Analysis: Openness, accountability and trust can lead to effective actions to reduce present and future risks.

Max S. Power

Environment

Stewing Over Nuclear Weapon Leftovers

In Part One of a three-part series, the author of America's Nuclear Wasteland analyzes what it will take to clean up the mess left by the nuclear arms race.

Max S. Power