Energy and Environment
February 6, 2008 -
At least 50 people were killed in fierce storms that struck across the South yesterday. Tennessee appears to have been hardest hit, with more than two dozen deaths reported so far -- including 10 in Macon County alone. Arkansas, Alabama and Kentucky have also reported fatalities.
February 4, 2008 -
We recently brought you the story of a plan being pushed by EnergySolutions Inc. to import nuclear waste from Italy to the South. The material from decommissioned reactors would be shipped in through the ports of Charleston, S.C.
February 4, 2008 -
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is sending a special inspection team to the Global Nuclear Fuel Americas commercial nuclear fuel processing plant near Wilmington, N.C. after an incident last week in which moisture was detected in a vessel containing uranium -- a situation that can lead to a dangerous radiation release. Fortunately, no release occurred.
January 31, 2008 -
There are 10 nuclear power plants across the United States that are relying on faulty materials to protect against catastrophic fires. Seven of these plants are located in the South -- and all are owned by companies based in the South.
January 30, 2008 -
Bucking a national trend away from coal-burning power plants, North Carolina regulators yesterday issued a permit
January 24, 2008 -
The nuclear industry's hoped-for renaissance is facing big problems in the South.
January 23, 2008 -
American universities are putting their academic integrity at risk by giving oil and gas firms and other polluting industries unprecedented influence over the research those companies fund on campus.