Going Nuclear Might Be the Best Way to Combat Climate Change
Without federal policy supporting nuclear energy, we'll run out of time to decarbonize.
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Why Is President Trump Attempting to Build Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Energy Program?
A global energy policy expert explains why one of the most oil-rich countries in the world is investing in nuclear and why Congress is concerned.
A Majority of Americans Oppose Nuclear Power. How Does Nuclear ‘Dread’ Affect Their Perceptions?
A new study finds that the public is more supportive of nuclear power when looking only at numbers about calculated risk—without knowing it's nuclear power they're dealing with.
Oversight Committee Raises Ethics Concerns About Trump’s Proposed Nuclear Power Deal With Saudi Arabia
The proposal gained traction in the early days of the administration because two top Trump advisers, who had potential financial stakes in the plan, pushed it to the president.
America’s Mortifying Performance at the Bonn Climate Talks
The U.S. delegation pushed nuclear and coal. The rest of the world rolled its eyes.
Why Are We Allowing Uranium Miners to Pollute Groundwater in Drought Zones?
Uranium mining threatens aquifers that could provide the drought-stricken West with emergency water supplies.
Nuns Protesting Nukes
Many say getting arrested, and then helping those in prison, is part of the point.
Ideology Often Trumps Science, Especially Among Conservatives
Two carefully couched studies parse how our political views impact the way we respond to scientific findings.
How Ronald Reagan Turned Out the Lights on Solar Power
In an excerpt from his new book Let It Shine, John Perlin reveals how one of the first actions of the new Reagan administration was to dim the lights on what had been a promising start for an American solar energy program. Solar in the U.S. has yet to fully recover.
The Nuclear Mess at Fukushima
The Tokyo Electric Power company is apologizing to nearby residents once again as tons of radioactive water leak from its busted tanks.