WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Washington state and South Carolina on Tuesday accused President Barack Obama of having exceeded his constitutional power in shuttering the Yucca...
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House Democrats from New York call for hearings on nuclear relicensing
Two New York House Democrats are calling for Congressional hearings to investigate the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s relicensing process for aging U.S. nuclear power...
Toyota to delay Prius minivan launch after quake
Toyota Motor Corp. says it will delay the launch of the Prius hybrid minivan in Japan due to disruptions in parts supply following the March 11 earthquake and...
Designs for newest U.S. nuclear plants aim to balance safety and costs
The first new nuclear reactor ordered in the U.S. in roughly three decades is beginning to take shape near Augusta, Ga. Southern Company and its partners have dug 27.5...
Report says trapped drill pipe thwarted blowout preventer in BP disaster
A federal investigation into why a failsafe subsea device didn’t block BP’s runaway Macondo oil well last year concludes a piece of trapped drill pipe prevented the...
Feds seek science grads to work on drilling safety
New Orleans, LA (AP) --Federal regulators plan to scout U.S. colleges next month for students interested in environmental science in an effort to recruit more workers for...
Fisker Karma production finally gets underway
Stop the presses! Fisker Automotive has confirmed Job One of its Karma plug-in hybrid. According to Ward's Auto, the lines at Valmet Automotive in Finland are a...
Louisiana issues nation's first GHG permits, but it's not clear who is in charge
A pair of iron plants in Louisiana have become the first facilities in the nation to get permits for their greenhouse gas emissions, and it's leaving local...
Obama administration approves fourth Gulf deepwater drilling permit
The Interior Department announced Tuesday it has approved another Gulf of Mexico deepwater drilling permit under a series of beefed-up safety standards.It’s the fourth...
Pew Poll: Support for nuclear power drops, support for oil drilling up
After the BP oil spill, Americans became increasingly wary of offshore drilling. Now, as Japan struggles to deal with an earthquake-damaged nuclear power plant, a new Pew...
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In the desert of Nevada, a hundred miles from Las Vegas, engineers have drilled a tunnel through the heart of Yucca Mountain. The hole is 25 feet wide and five miles long....
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