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Nuclear reactors in a war zone: A new type of weapon?
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Nuclear reactors in a war zone: A new type of weapon?

Despite international agreements to exclude nuclear power plants from war zones, Russia has recklessly attacked these facilities. Although nuclear power plants are designed to operate safely, in a war zone there are no guarantees. Nuclear power plants have become a new instrument for making war and laying waste to the land.
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10 years after Fukushima, nuclear energy sees tailwind from climate change

A decade after triple meltdowns at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant brought the nuclear industry to a standstill, advocates are sensing a tailwind brought on by the urgency of climate change.

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FPL uses dated sea-rise studies in bid to keep old reactors running

FPL uses dated sea-rise studies in bid to keep old reactors running

This spring when Florida Power & Light asked nuclear regulators to keep its Turkey Point reactors running for an extra 20 years, the utility used its own sea rise data from 2013 rather than the most recent — and higher — projections compiled by government agencies.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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NOAA layoffs threaten U.S. leadership in ocean science

The Environmental Protection Agency sign at the side of a glass door with ornate lanterns on either side.

EPA’s deregulatory push faces legal roadblocks but could still delay action

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Fossil fuel industry seeks legal shield from climate lawsuits

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Trump administration seeks to reframe climate change as beneficial

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US Supreme Court clears way for climate lawsuits against Big Oil

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Farmers face funding cuts as Trump administration reconsiders climate-linked grants

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Trump’s clean energy rollback puts U.S. manufacturers on edge