Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 23, 2025
Theres been a lot of talk about nuclear power recently. Plant owners have been making plans to restart their retired nuclear power plants, Google signed the first corporate deal to purchase energy from small modular nuclear reactors, and the US pledged to triple its nuclear generating capacity by 2050.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 26, 2025
She signed the bill into law on June 20, 2025. The remaining 10% by 2040 could come from a wide range of low- and zero-carbon technologies, including nuclear power, large existing hydropower projects, and using so-called “clean” fuels like biomethane or hydrogen in thermal plants. The blog has been updated to reflect this.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 10, 2025
The staggering amount of electricity required to fuel artificial intelligence, and the data centers behind them, has driven these companies to such extreme measures that they are attempting to bring retired nuclear power plants back to life. Why do data centers want to locate adjacent to nuclear power?
Enviromental Defense
DECEMBER 3, 2024
This law is a clear setback for open and accountable energy planning and will mean Ontarians are left in the dark about how critical decisions regarding our energy system are made. The government’s choice to enshrine in law a prioritization of nuclear power is also troubling.
Enviromental Defense
APRIL 15, 2025
Now, were being told that further weakening flood protections, conservation laws and endangered species safeguardswhile subsidizing sprawl, blocking density and spending vast sums of public money on highway projectswill somehow protect us against U.S. fracked gas and fossil gas plants or costly, slow-to-build nuclear power plants.
Law Columbia
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Clean energy generators are likewise reluctant to make the financial commitment to build new facilities, knowing that state retail competition laws also constrain their ability to sell power to anyone other than the local utility. Renewable Energy Credits or RECs, to support their corporate sustainability goals.
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
The legislation would prohibit municipalities from receiving Act 13 drilling impact fees if they set protective standards on the development of natural gas that “imposes a standard or condition on well development that conflicts with or exceeds those contained” in state law. Read more here. Cecil Township is in Sen. Bartolotta’s district.
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