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An elderly woman holds a candle while wearing a crossed-out nuclear power symbol over her medical face mask
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Environment & Health

Environmental Advocates Decry Plan to Dump Water From Fukushima Into the Pacific

Critics say the plan to discharge contaminated waste water from the nuclear power plant will endanger marine life.
by
Julia Conley,
Common Dreams
May 18, 2022
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Environment & Health

The US Still Doesn’t Know How and Where It Will Store Its Growing Nuclear Waste

The estimated cost of handling the degrading radioactive material is rising steadily — $512 billion at last count.
by
Charles Pekow,
Earth Island Journal
December 31, 2021
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Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Trump Admin to Give $1.4 Billion to Try to Revive the Nuclear Power Industry

A new study, however, raises serious doubts about the low carbon emissions claimed by proponents of nuclear power.
by
Peter Montague,
Truthout
October 29, 2020
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News
Environment & Health

Radioactive Waste Could Be Killing Residents in Missouri Community

In Missouri, federal scientists are finally linking today’s cancers to the nation’s nuclear warfare legacy.
by
Austin Price,
Earth Island Journal
October 31, 2019
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News
Environment & Health

Can Nuclear Power’s Deadly Waste Be Contained in a Warming World?

Nuclear reactors are highly vulnerable to radioactive meltdowns in an era of rising climate disasters.
by
Karen Charman,
Truthout
September 23, 2019
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News
Environment & Health

Energy Department Redefines High-Level Nuclear Waste to Save Disposal Costs

Under the new rules, the waste can now be stored in shallow pits that may leak into the surrounding soil.
by
Julia Conley,
Common Dreams
June 7, 2019
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News Analysis

Nuclear Regulators’ Flawed Analysis Leaves Millions at Risk From Radioactive Fires

Science watchdogs are warning of serious flaws with the current nuclear storage methods.
by
Sue Sturgis,
Facing South
June 9, 2017
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News
Environment & Health

Congress Pushes Nuclear Energy, but Has No Clear Plan for Radioactive Waste

Expanding government efforts to support the nuclear power industry would only drag us deeper into the nuclear quagmire.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
May 31, 2017
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News Analysis

Is Yucca Mountain Back From the Dead?

Yucca Mountain, the controversial, long-dormant project to store nuclear waste in Nevada, rears its head in Congress.
by
Rebecca Worby,
Truthout
May 10, 2017
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News
Environment & Health

Nevada Says “Not in My Back Yard” on Trump Revival of Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Dump

Dealing with nuclear waste is a mounting concern, but many “solutions” are not viable over the long term.
by
Julia Travers,
EnviroNews
April 22, 2017
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