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The push for more nuclear energy and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has spiked uranium prices, leading mines for the element to begin operating again in the U.S. despite long-term environmental and health impacts.

Three uranium mines have gone into production along the Arizona-Utah border, with more on the way elsewhere in the Mountain West, as market conditions for the mineral needed for nuclear energy improve in response to a global push to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels to slow climate change.

First Uranium Mines to Dig in the US in Eight Years Begin Operations Near Grand Canyon

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New York’s Governor Pushes to Delay a Key Portion of the State’s Climate Law

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Kathy Hochul wants to set a new timeline for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. State lawmakers and environmental advocates are pushing back.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced plans to roll back parts of the state’s Climate Act, which established aggressive targets for reducing greenhouse gas pollution.

New York’s Governor Pushes to Delay a Key Portion of the State’s Climate Law

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Susan Collins and Climate Change: ‘The Silence is Deafening’

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Seeking a sixth term, the Maine senator’s passivity in the face of executive branch power grabs undermines her greatest electoral strength, as much as it does climate action.

Last August, when reports emerged that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) planned to cancel $7 billion in grants for solar panels for low-income households, including an estimated 20,000 households in Maine, Sen. Susan Collins seemed to defend the move.

Susan Collins and Climate Change: ‘The Silence is Deafening’

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Yes, Venezuela Has a Ton of Oil—But Its Biggest Opportunity Is Offshore Wind

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Imagining what a prosperous future for Venezuela would look like if the nation shifted from oil and gas to wind energy.

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with Paasha Mahdavi, an associate professor of political science at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Yes, Venezuela Has a Ton of Oil—But Its Biggest Opportunity Is Offshore Wind

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