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Five Things the “Nuclear Bros” Don’t Want You to Know About Small Modular Reactors

Union of Concerned Scientists

SMRs are nuclear reactors that are “small” (defined as 300 megawatts of electrical power or less), can be largely assembled in a centralized facility, and would be installed in a modular fashion at power generation sites. What are SMRs? Some proposed SMRs are so tiny (20 megawatts or less) that they are called “micro” reactors.

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EVs Are at a Turning Point, It May Not Be What You Think

Union of Concerned Scientists

2023 was a milestone year for electric car sales in the US. Sales figure from VELOZ The top selling passenger car AND top selling light truck in CA in 2023, according to California New Car Dealers Association , were both electric vehicles with the Tesla Model 3 and the Tesla Model Y taking the top spots…as they also did in 2022.

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Is Russia Helping China Expand Its Nuclear Weapons Program? 

Union of Concerned Scientists

In 1992, after five years of research, China decided to cooperate with Russia on the construction of an experimental fast reactor (CEFR), with the ultimate goal of pursuing a closed nuclear fuel cycle —a process in which spent nuclear fuel is reprocessed and recycled to extract usable materials for further energy production.

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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 26 to May 2: Contaminated Livestock Water Supply; Ruptured Gathering Pipeline; Failure To Comply With Shale Gas Well Plugging Order

PA Environment Daily

Well was drilled in 2011. 2025 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups So far in 2025, DEP received or acted on 59 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. Well as drilled in 2011. Original violation issued November 9, 2011. It is classified as abandoned. Violation continued.

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PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - March 8

PA Environment Daily

2006 ) 2025 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups So far in 2025, DEP received or acted on 24 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. . PA Bulletin, page.1973 Received June 11, 2024, Issued Feb. 24, 2025. ( Greene County. ( PA Bulletin, page.2006 PA Bulletin, page.2006 Susquehanna County. (

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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 22 to 28 - Failed To Comply With Well Plugging Order For 63 Months; Abandoned Conventional Well Violations Hit 113; Another Conventional Well Explosion, Same Owner

PA Environment Daily

Well completed in 2011. An estimated 47 gallons of glycol was involved, but DEP referred the pad owner to the Act 2 Land Recycling Program for cleanup procedures and standards. Data Centers Impacts On Electricity Grid -- Utility Dive: PJM Fast-Track Interconnection Process Draws 26.6 DEP arrived on site at 11:30 a.m.

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China’s Waste Ban Exposes Missing Links in Recycling

Vermont Law

recyclable materials, most notably plastic waste and unsorted paper. Recycling companies in high-income countries are scrambling to divert shipments. Towns across North America, Europe, Japan, and Australia are sending recyclable material to incinerators and reversing landfill bans. Recycling Is Not . contaminated.