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Pennsylvania governor unveils plan to cut greenhouse gases, boost renewables in big energy producer

Under the plan, Pennsylvania would create its own standalone carbon-pricing program, with most of the money paid by polluting power plants going to lower consumer electric bills.

Conditions inside Fukushima’s melted nuclear reactors still unclear 13 years after disaster struck

Since the disaster Japan has since introduced stricter safety standards.

Half of U.S. states join GOP lawsuits challenging new EPA rule on deadly soot pollution

A new Biden administration rule that sets tougher standards for deadly soot pollution faced a barrage of legal challenges March 6, as 25 Republican-led states and a host of business groups filed lawsuits seeking to block the rule in court.

First drone probe of melted fuel inside Fukushima Daiichi reactor halted due to equipment glitch

The latest development delayed the probe to examine some of the molten fuel debris and other damages in areas where earlier robots failed to reach.

A small drone flies into a damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor for the first time to study melted fuel

A drone small enough to fit in one’s hand flew inside one of the damaged reactors at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to examine some of the molten fuel debris in areas where earlier robots failed to reach.

Supreme Court seems skeptical of EPA’s ‘good neighbor’ rule on power plant pollution

The EPA has said power plant emissions dropped by 18% in 2023 in the 10 states where it has been allowed to enforce the rule.

California regulators vote to extend Diablo Canyon nuclear plant operations through 2030

California energy regulators voted to allow the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant to operate for an additional five years.

US unveils global strategy to commercialize fusion as source of clean energy during COP28

The United States will work with other governments to speed up efforts to make nuclear fusion a new source of carbon-free energy, U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry said Dec. 5, the latest of many U.S. announcements in the last week aimed at combatting climate change.

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California energy regulators voted to allow the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant to operate for an additional five years….

The United States will work with other governments to speed up efforts to make nuclear fusion a new source of carbon-free energy, U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry …

US joins in other nations in swearing off coal power to clean the climate

The United States committed to the idea of phasing out coal power plants, joining 56 other nations in kicking the coal habit that’s a huge factor in global warm…

Battery fires, leaks expose an elephant in the energy storage room

With greater energy storage comes greater responsibility – a reality the entire battery industry is currently facing….

UN nuclear chief says nuclear energy must be part of the equation to tackle climate change

Nuclear energy must be part of the equation to tackle climate change, the U.N. nuclear chief said….

Illinois Senate approves plan to allow new nuclear reactors

The Illinois Senate approved lifting a 36-year-old moratorium on new nuclear power installments Nov. 8 in a plan proponents say will ensure the state can meet i…

Illinois senator proposes plan that lifts state’s nuclear moratorium and requires new oversight rules

The new plan would reduce the allowable size of small modular reactors and produce modernized rules to handle them….

Car crashes through gate at Oconee nuclear plant before pop-up barrier stops it

The plant continues to operate safely, officials said….

Pennsylvania court permanently blocks effort to make power plants pay for greenhouse gas emissions

The Commonwealth Court last year temporarily blocked Pennsylvania from becoming the first major fossil fuel-producing state to adopt a carbon-pricing program, a…

IAEA officials say Fukushima’s ongoing discharge of treated radioactive wastewater is going well

International Atomic Energy Agency officials in Japan said “no issues” were observed….

V.C. Summer nuclear plant gets warning over another cracked emergency fuel pipe

Federal officials have issued a warning about a substantial safety violation at the V.C. Summer nuclear plant after cracks were discovered again in a backup eme…

California Legislature approves plan allowing the state to buy power

The California Legislature voted to give Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration permission to buy massive amounts of electricity, a move aimed at avoidin…