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The US buried millions of gallons of wartime nuclear waste – Doge cuts could wreck the cleanup

Hanford made the plutonium for US atomic bombs, and its radioactive waste must be dealt with. Enter Elon Musk

The Guardian - US

Dark energy may have once been ‘springier’ than it is today − DESI cosmologists explain what their collaboration’s new measurement says about the universe’s history

Gravity pulls us to earth, a lesson you learn viscerally the first time you fall. Isaac Newton described gravity as a universal attractive force, one that holds the Moon in orbit around the Earth, the planets in orbit around the Sun, and the Sun in orbit around the center of…

The Conversation

Trump administration cancels clean energy grants as it prioritizes fossil fuels

The Trump administration is terminating grants for two clean energy projects and roughly 300 others funded by the Department of Energy are in jeopardy as the president prioritizes fossil fuels

The Independent UK

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Trump And Musk's Federal Overhaul Could Open Doors For Foreign Espionage, Experts Warn

It's not just intelligence officers who are at risk; many government agencies manage vast amounts of sensitive data. For example, the Department of Energy oversees the nation's nuclear secrets, while the Pentagon controls critical military information.

International Business Times

US Government Workers With Top Security Clearances Fired By Musk's DOGE Without Exit Briefings: Report

Authorities have long warned about foreign espionage agencies, particularly from China, using social media platforms to target individuals with access to U.S. government secrets.

International Business Times

Department Of Energy Identifies And Cancels 4 Million In Wasteful Spending

Department of Energy under President Trump is cutting wasteful spending to enhance efficiency and accountability, focusing on lowering energy costs and sup...

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The Federal Government Is Spending Over $15 Billion To Push Electric Vehicles

Despite the wasteful spending, E.V.s remain unpopular with large portions of the country.

Reason

Texas Uranium Mining Portends Nuclear Revival

State leaders want nuclear reactors to provide power to large industrial facilities. But South Texas locals worry that a uranium boom could affect their groundwater.

Texas Observer

The Department of Energy Misspent Nearly $1 Billion in 2024

While $1 billion is a drop in the wasteful spending bucket, fiscal irresponsibility of all sizes must be eradicated.

Reason

Texas’ push to meet soaring power demand with nuclear energy could spark uranium mining revival

State leaders want nuclear reactors to provide consistent, low-carbon power to large industrial facilities. But in South Texas, locals worry what a uranium mining boom could mean for their groundwater.

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Elon Musk's DOGE Co-Lead Already Targeting Tesla Rivals? Vivek Ramaswamy Flags Stellantis' $7.5B Loan Days After Criticizing Rivian's $6.6B Loan

Vivek Ramaswamy, co-leader of the Department of Government Efficiency, has ramped up criticism of the Biden administration's electric vehicle loans, targeting a $7.5 billion loan to StarPlus Energy, a joint venture with Stellantis, days after questioning a $6.6 billion loan to Rivian.

The Independent UK

As US ramps up nuclear power, fuel supplier plans to enrich more uranium domestically

A supplier of fuel for nuclear power plants has announced a $60 million expansion in Tennessee, promising more manufacturing of high-tech centrifuges there to enrich uranium

Latin Times

GOP Lawmakers Allege Biden Admin Hid Study on Natural Gas Exports to Push Anti-Fossil-Fuel Agenda

Government Accountability & Oversight attorney Chris Horner labeled the Department of Energy's actions as a "full-blown scandal"

The Conversation

Many stable atoms have ‘magic numbers’ of protons and neutrons − 75 years ago, 2 physicists discovered their special properties

The word magic is not often used in the context of science. But in the early 1930s, scientists discovered that some atomic nuclei – the center part of atoms, which make up all matter – were more stable than others. These nuclei had specific numbers of protons or neutrons, or…

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The Independent UK

US nuclear weapon production sites violated environmental rules, federal judge decides

A U.S. Judge has ruled that the National Nuclear Security Administration failed to properly evaluate its expansion of plutonium pit production at two sites in New Mexico and South Carolina in violation of environmental regulations

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Nuclear Fuel Prices Are Surging. Here's the 1 Stock to Buy.

The price of fuel for nuclear reactors has outpaced raw uranium since the start of 2022. This indicates that conversion is the biggest bottleneck, and the weakest link, in the nuclear fuel supply chain. Russia controls 22% of global uranium conversion capacity and 44% of enrichment capacity - but that's…

Fortune

Harris’s economic plan helps, but doesn’t get to the root of middle-class discontent

Wealth creation in America today defies gravity and always flows to the top.

Kiplinger

The Best Temperatures to Set Your Thermostat

These are the optimal temperatures to set your thermostat in the summer and winter to save the most on energy bills.

International Business Times

U.S. Approves $1.5B Loan To Restart Palisades Nuclear Reactor

Michigan nuclear plant Palisades closed a $1.5 billion loan to restart its reactor, which is a first in U.S. history.

International Business Times

Biden Administration Awards $3 Billion To Develop Domestic Battery Production

The money will go toward 25 projects in 14 states to meet the demand for electric vehicles and to block China's dominance in the market.

The Conversation

Making fuels from plastics in Newaygo, Michigan, would be controversial – here’s why

Humans generate a lot of plastic waste – more than 400 million metric tons a year.

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