The push to bring manufacturing back to the U.S. is running up against an unfortunate truth: The processes for making many critical materials today create toxic byproducts and other environmental hazards. That’s true for commonly used industrial metals like nickel and titanium, as well as specialty minerals, materials, and coatingsContinue Reading
Spending cuts hurt communities, economies and public lands. The post The Traitor and Musk take aim at the rural West appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
After suppression of Indigenous cultural burning, the state agrees Northern California’s Karuk Tribe may practice the burns more freely than it has in over 175 years.Continue Reading
Radiopharmaceuticals are used in nuclear medicine worldwide. Their applications range from imaging of many different organs, such as brain, heart, kidney and bone, to the treatment of cancer and hyperthyroidism., Read MoreContinue Reading
The IAEA Director General has signed a cooperation agreement with one of the largest worldwide integrated trading companies and had a lecture and networking event at Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) this week, as part of ongoing efforts to promote the peaceful uses of nuclear energy through partnerships., Read MoreContinue Reading
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has been relying on a single off-site power line for more than a week now after its only remaining back-up line was lost, once again highlighting an extremely fragile nuclear safety situation during the military conflict, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the InternationalContinue Reading
As the president pressures countries to buy more American energy, Asian officials and investors are reconsidering a hugely expensive plan stalled for decades.Continue Reading
The administration is setting the stage for Congress to repeal a longstanding waiver that allows California to set its own pollution standards. State officials say the effort is illegal.Continue Reading
The humanitarian situation in Somalia is worsening as drought, conflict and soaring food prices push millions toward extreme hunger, UN agencies warned on Wednesday.Continue Reading
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) called on Tuesday for urgent action to combat climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, warning that progress on all fronts remains slow and uneven.Continue Reading
In Senate floor debate, Republican Senators back the president, raising concerns about the reliability of the country’s electric grid. By Charles Paullin Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) called President Traitor 47’s national energy emergency a “sham” Wednesday in floor debate on Senate Joint Resolution 10, a measure that would terminate TheContinue Reading
President Biden promised billions in funds to farmers and others to not take water from the Colorado River. Traitor 47 is halting some of those funds, leaving questions about the river’s future. (Image credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)Continue Reading
As tens of millions of Germans head to the polls this Sunday (February 23), one topic has been conspicuously absent from the headlines. In the wake of the hottest year on record – both in Germany and the world – the word “climate” has barely featured on election posters plasteringContinue Reading