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Pennsylvania governor unveils plan to cut greenhouse gases, boost renewables in big energy producer
03.14.2024
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
03.11.2024
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
03.07.2024
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
02.29.2024
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
02.28.2024
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
02.22.2024
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.
Biden sets tighter standards for deadly soot pollution from tailpipes, smokestacks
02.07.2024
The rule sets maximum levels of 9 micrograms of fine particle pollution per cubic meter of air, down from 12 micrograms established a decade ago under the Obama administration.
Vibrations in cooling system mean new Georgia nuclear reactor will again be delayed
02.02.2024
Plant Vogtle’s Unit 4 now will not start commercial operation until sometime in the second quarter of 2024, or between April 1 and June 30, the largest subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Co. announced.
02.22.2024
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….
02.07.2024
Biden sets tighter standards for deadly soot pollution from tailpipes, smokestacks
The rule sets maximum levels of 9 micrograms of fine particle pollution per cubic meter of air, down from 12 micrograms established a decade ago under the Obama…
02.02.2024
Vibrations in cooling system mean new Georgia nuclear reactor will again be delayed
Plant Vogtle’s Unit 4 now will not start commercial operation until sometime in the second quarter of 2024, or between April 1 and June 30, the largest subsidi…
02.02.2024
Senate approves Biden pick to lead EPA air office as final rules near on power plants, vehicles
Joe Goffman is a longtime EPA official who has headed the air and radiation office on an acting basis since Biden took office three years ago….
01.02.2024
V.C. Summer Nuclear Station’s cracked pipes get downgraded warning from officials
Federal regulators have lessened the severity of their warning about cracks discovered in a backup emergency fuel line at the nuclear plant in South Carolina….
12.15.2023
Xcel Energy fined $14,000 after leaks of radioactive tritium from its Monticello plant in Minnesota
Tritium is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen and is a common by-product of nuclear plant operations….
12.15.2023
Xcel Energy fined $14,000 after leaks of radioactive tritium from its Monticello plant in Minnesota
Tritium is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen and is a common by-product of nuclear plant operations….
12.15.2023
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….
12.05.2023
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 …
12.04.2023
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…
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