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U.S. to Overhaul Radiation Safety Rules to Spur Nuclear Expansion

3 July 2026 at 01:04
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission plans to end longstanding guidance that radiation exposure be “as low as reasonably achievable.”

© Audra Melton for The New York Times

The proposed rule changes could make it cheaper and easier to build and operate new nuclear power plants in the United States.

Another Trump Administration Payment to Stop Offshore Wind Farm

29 June 2026 at 23:41
It was the fourth such deal struck by the administration to get companies to forfeit their offshore wind leases.

© Matthew Brown/Associated Press

Duke Energy is one of the nation’s largest utilities. Here, a Duke Energy wind farm project in Rolling Hills, Wyoming.

Have You Bought a Tesla Recently? We Want to Hear From You.

19 June 2026 at 05:00
Tesla sales are rebounding in Europe even though many people have negative feelings about Elon Musk, the company’s chief executive. We want to know why.

© Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press

Tesla’s car sales took a big hit in Europe last year, in part because many people were turned off by the political views of the company’s chief executive, Elon Musk.

Can the Artemis III Mission Go on as Planned?

NASA has chosen four astronauts for the Artemis III mission, but there has been a major setback: the destruction of a Blue Origin rocket and its only launchpad. Our science reporter Katrina Miller describes what this event might mean for the U.S. goal of landing on the moon by 2028.
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