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Future of Nuclear Power Hangs in Balance of Climate, Costs [1]

Safety has traditionally been the key question when discussing the realities of nuclear power. But in assessing the future of the nuclear industry amid debates over its potential to help tackle the climate crisis, the latest entry in our “2020 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & the Environment” reports that there may be an equally pressing concern. 

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Backgrounders [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [8]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
California [10]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [11]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [12]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [14]
International [15]
Canada [16]
Asia [17]
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Public [18]
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"Weather Channel To Talk Environmental Justice With 2020 Candidates" [19]

"The Weather Channel will talk with several 2020 candidates about environmental justice as the second part of its "2020: Race to Save the Planet” special."

Climate Change [4]
Environmental Justice [20]
Journalism & Media [7]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [21], 01/14/2020
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"EU Launches 1 Trillion-Euro Plan To Support Green Deal" [22]

"The European Union plans to dedicate a quarter of its budget to tackling climate change and has set up a scheme to shift 1 trillion euros ($1.1 trillion) in investment towards making the economy more environmentally friendly over the next 10 years."

Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Public [18]
Europe [25]
Source: AP [26], 01/14/2020
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"U.S. Flood Risk Model To Be Publicly Available In Boon For Homebuyers" [27]

"A climate research organization will offer access to a risk model that predicts the probability of flooding for homes across the United States, giving the public a look at the data institutional investors use to gauge risk."

Climate Change [4]
Environmental Studies [28]
Journalism & Media [7]
Science [29]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Reuters [31], 01/14/2020
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"2019 Was a Record Year for Ocean Temperatures, Data Show" [32]

"Last year was the warmest year on record for the world’s oceans, part of a long-term warming trend, according to a study released Monday."

Climate Change [4]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [18]
International [15]
Source: NY Times [33], 01/14/2020
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Emails Reveal DOJ Working Closely with Oil Industry Against Climate Suits [34]

"DOJ attorneys describe working with industry lawyers as a ‘team,’ raising questions about whether government was representing the American people."

Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [24]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: InsideClimate News [36], 01/14/2020
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‘We’re Building An Army’: Jane Fonda Caps Climate Protest In D.C. [37]

"Clad in her signature red hat and coat, clenched fist raised high, Jane Fonda saluted the sea of chanting people who had gathered for her final “Fire Drill Friday” this week. She cheered as 147 of them were arrested on the steps of the Capitol building."

Activism [3]
Climate Change [4]
Environmental Politics [24]
Journalism & Media [7]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Washington Post [38], 01/13/2020
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After Lawsuit, Trump DOE Publishes Efficiency Standards For Big Equipment [39]

"The Energy Department set new efficiency standards Friday for big equipment, such as commercial boilers and portable air conditioners, after trying to block them for nearly three years."

Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Washington Post [40], 01/13/2020
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"Kenya Warns Locust Swarm Is Spreading, Threatening Food Security" [41]

"Swarms of desert locusts have spread from Ethiopia and Somalia into eastern and northern Kenya, posing a threat to food production and grazing land, its agriculture minister said on Friday."

Agriculture [42]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [5]
Food [43]
Wildlife [44]
Public [18]
International [15]
Source: Reuters [45], 01/10/2020
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Arson Misinformation Undermines Link Between Oz Fires And Climate Change [46]

"Multiple Australian state police agencies have found limited evidence to suggest the major destructive wildfires in their states were ignited by arsonists, contradicting the international onslaught of misinformation suggesting otherwise."

Climate Change [4]
Disasters [5]
Environmental Politics [24]
Journalism & Media [7]
Science [29]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [9]
Australia & Oceania [47]
Source: HuffPost [48], 01/10/2020
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