Nuclear Power Firms Woo Middle East

Paul Brown / Climate News Network Apr 5, 2018 Middle Eastern countries are welcoming nuclear power firms promising to meet their energy needs, while most of the world worries over reactor costs. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Injured Nuclear Workers Finally Had Support. The Trump Administration Has Mothballed It.

Rebecca Moss / ProPublica Mar 12, 2018 An advisory board of scientists, doctors and worker advocates, which helped ensure that nuclear workers exposed to toxins received proper compensation, is losing its members. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Mountains of Nuclear Waste Just Keep Growing

Paul Brown / Climate News Network Mar 7, 2018 Many politicians argue that nuclear power is an answer to climate change, forgetting that they are passing the buck to future generations. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Politicians Are Leaving the Problem of Nuclear Waste to Future Generations

By Paul Brown / Climate News Network Feb 27, 2018 The U.S., France and the U.K. continue to build nuclear power stations without addressing the problem of existing waste, which is reaching potentially dangerous levels. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s Assault on Solar Can’t Stop Renewable Energy Revolution

Harvey Wasserman / The Progressive Jan 30, 2018 The nuclear power industry faces a crisis that could create thousands of new "green" jobs, offsetting some losses from the president's solar panel tariff. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Administration Seeks New Nuclear Arms to Counter Russia

ROBERT BURNS / The Associated Press Jan 13, 2018 The proposal, not yet approved by the president, would put the U.S. in a more aggressive stance. Critics argue it would make nuclear conflict more likely. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s Nuclear Threat Warrants Removal From Office

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Jan 11, 2018 The president's cavalier threat to start a nuclear holocaust cannot be dismissed as the rant of an immature bully. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Cheap Renewables Undercut Nuclear Power

Paul Brown / Climate News Network Jan 7, 2018 Amid improving technology and plunging costs for wind, solar and other renewables, the energy picture is shifting in many countries. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Doomsday Machine in Donald Trump’s Hands

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Dec 7, 2017 Daniel Ellsberg reveals that the Pentagon Papers were not the first classified documents he removed from his workplace, and some are still relevant today. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

White House Might Share Nuclear Power Technology With Saudis

Isaac Arnsdorf / ProPublica Dec 3, 2017 Past negotiations broke down because Saudi Arabia's government wouldn’t commit to certain safeguards against eventually using the technology for weapons. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Earthquake Risk Keeps Heat on Vulnerable Nuclear Reactors

Harvey Wasserman / Truthdig Nov 24, 2017 Activists hope to shut down California’s Diablo Canyon facilities before disaster strikes. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

John Oliver on Urgency of Nuclear Waste Issue (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 21, 2017 The "Last Week Tonight" host sheds light on some harrowing facts about our country's problems handling the toxic substances in safe, effective ways. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )