The AI Boom Has Raised Hopes for a Nuclear Comeback
Three Mile Island (TMI) Unit 1, located in Londonderry Township, Dauphin County, in Pennsylvania, generates 852 megawatts of clean, safe and reliable electricity for more than 800,000 homes. In 2009, Three Mile Island Unit 1 received a 20 year extension to the plant’s operating license from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. With license extension, Three…
Will Young Voters’ Initial Excitement for Harris Get Them to the Polls?
Sunrise Movement activists marched to the Democratic National Committee’s office in July to urge Kamala Harris to make bold climate policy central to her campaign.Rachael Warriner/Sunrise Movement/Inside Climate News This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On Tuesday, the youth-led activist group Climate Defiance—which had loudly called…
Raising Efficiency Standards for New Home Mortgages Could Save Families a Bundle
Mario Tama/Getty Images/Grist This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Buried deep within the minutiae of federal regulation is a seemingly tiny policy switch that, if flicked, would dramatically raise the energy efficiency standard for new homes. Such a move would save homeowners thousands of dollars on their energy…
The Inflation Reduction Act’s Biggest Winners? Swing States.
President Joe Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act into law on August 16, 2022..Gripas Yuri/Abaca/ZUMA This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The seven swing states that will decide the upcoming election have received nearly half of the torrent of clean energy manufacturing dollars unleashed by a landmark 2022 climate bill,…
This Ancient Practice Could Help Revitalize America’s Corn Belt
This European oat farmer utilizes agroforestry to protect his farm from climate change’s impacts. Patrick Pleul/ZUMA Press This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Drive through rural Minnesota in high summer and you’ll take in a view that dominates nearly the entire US Midwest: an emerald sea…
Project 2025 Aims to Kill Federal Subsidies for Carbon Removal Projects
A Chevron drilling rig designed to assist in carbon capture.Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle/Getty Images This story was originally published by WIRED and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Over the past few years, the United States has become the go-to location for companies seeking to suck carbon dioxide out of the sky. There are a handful of demonstration-scale…