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"Nuclear Rules in Japan Relied on Old Science" [1]

"In the country that gave the world the word tsunami, the Japanese nuclear establishment largely disregarded the potentially destructive force of the walls of water. The word did not even appear in government guidelines until 2006, decades after plants — including the Fukushima Daiichi facility that firefighters are still struggling to get under control — began dotting the Japanese coastline."

Disasters [2]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
Public [4]
Asia [5]
Source: NY Times [6], 03/28/2011

House Passes Bipartisan Measures To Speed Geothermal Energy Projects [7]

"The package of geothermal permitting reforms comes as Republicans and Democrats alike look to boost clean, 24/7 power supplies. Now it heads to the Senate."

Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
Policy [13]
Technology [14]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Canary Media [16], 06/04/2026

"Residents Wrangle Over Transmission Line Proposal for Rural Virginia" [17]

"GOOCHLAND, Va.—Deborah Blackburn leaned on her cane in a line to enter the Central High Cultural and Educational Complex, angst-ridden over a giant transmission line proposal for reasons that are common refrains here: It’s all to benefit data centers in Northern Virginia, and it will disrupt the rural character here outside Richmond."

Climate Change [18]
Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Infrastructure [20]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
Pollution [21]
Technology [14]
Public [4]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [22]
Source: Inside Climate News [23], 05/28/2026
June 4, 2026

Webinar: The Environmental Cost of War — Accounting for Conflict's Hidden Emissions [24]

​Join us for a live webinar during Toronto Climate Week in partnership with the University of Toronto's MSc in Sustainability Management program. ​Together, we'll examine how military emissions are excluded from global accounting, what that means for Canada's climate commitments, and what it would take to change it.

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Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [28]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [10]
Journalism & Media [29]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Military [30]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
Other or All [31]
Policy [13]
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International [32]

"U.S. Seeks to Give Weapons-Grade Plutonium to Start-Ups for Fuel" [33]

"The Trump administration is moving forward with a plan to provide Cold War-era plutonium from dismantled nuclear warheads to companies that want to convert the dangerous material into fuel for nuclear power plants. The plan has generated debate and some unease among nonproliferation experts."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [28]
Environmental Politics [9]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: New York Times [34], 05/27/2026

As Wildfire Grows Near Ex-Nuclear Site, Calif. County Monitors Radiation [35]

"The fire department said “hazardous materials and radiological monitoring teams” continue to track the health of the air in the Ventura County area."

Climate Change [18]
Disasters [2]
Environmental Health [28]
Forests [36]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
People & Population [37]
Pollution [21]
Public [4]
California [38]
Source: Inside Climate News [39], 05/26/2026

What Is the Half-Life of a Nuclear Revival? Part 2 [40]

Is the United States in the midst of a “nuclear renaissance”? This two-part Backgrounder explores the question, with a look at next-gen reactor design, the (lack of) independence of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and what to do with nuclear waste. Plus, see Part 1 [41] on the government role in developing nuclear power and an earlier effort at industry rebirth.

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Disasters [2]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
Policy [13]
Technology [14]
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National (U.S.) [15]
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"Top US Nuclear Regulator Is Rewriting Its Rules For New Era Of Reactors" [43]

"The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has in recent weeks proposed a process for approving microreactors and finalized one for reactors with nontraditional designs."

Disasters [2]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [28]
Environmental Politics [9]
Infrastructure [20]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
Technology [14]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Canary Media [44], 05/05/2026

What Is the Half-Life of a Nuclear Revival? Part 1 [41]

Is the United States in the midst of a “nuclear renaissance”? This two-part Issue Backgrounder explores that question, beginning in Part 1 with a look at the government’s part in developing nuclear power, including through subsidies, as well as why the new reactors built earlier in the 2000s didn’t really make the case for the industry’s rebirth. 

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Disasters [2]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
Policy [13]
Technology [14]
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National (U.S.) [15]
International [32]
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Public [4]

Global Oil Crisis Has Changed Fossil Fuel Industry For Ever: IEA Chief [45]

"The oil crisis triggered by the Iran war has changed the fossil fuel industry for ever, turning countries away from fossil fuels to secure energy supplies, the world’s leading energy economist said."

Climate Change [18]
Consumer [46]
Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Infrastructure [20]
Military [30]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
Pollution [21]
Technology [14]
Water & Oceans [47]
Public [4]
International [32]
Source: Guardian [48], 04/28/2026

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