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This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows Russian workers building pylons for electrical transmission lines in occupied territory just west of Mariupol, Ukraine, April 15, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Nuclear power

UN official says Russia isn’t imminently turning on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

MAY 29, 2025

FILE - A part of Arak heavy water nuclear facilities is seen near the central city of Arak, 150 miles (250 kilometers) southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, Jan. 15, 2011. (Mehdi Marizad/Fars News Agency via AP, File)
FILE - A part of Arak heavy water nuclear facilities is seen near the central city of Arak, 150 miles (250 kilometers) southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, Jan. 15, 2011. (Mehdi Marizad/Fars News Agency via AP, File)

Iran

Iran accelerates production of near weapons-grade uranium, IAEA says, as tensions with US ratchet up

FEB. 28, 2025

This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows the Nuclear Power Institute of China's Site No. 1, also known as Base 909, in Mucheng Township, Sichuan Province, China, July 5, 2023. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows the Nuclear Power Institute of China's Site No. 1, also known as Base 909, in Mucheng Township, Sichuan Province, China, July 5, 2023. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

China

Satellite images and documents indicate China working on nuclear propulsion for new aircraft carrier

NOV. 11, 2024

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A general view shows an entrance to the Pantex Plant, Friday, March 1, 2024, in Panhandle, Texas.

Climate

Sites with radioactive material more vulnerable as climate change increases wildfire and flood risks

MAY 31, 2024

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Workers from Craig Station, a coal-fired power plant, pose for a photograph in Craig, Colo., Nov. 17, 2021. From left: Ron Geary, Gene LeFeure, Trinidad Loya and Wes Lytle. The plant has been a source of job security for decades, but it is closing, along with the mine that feeds it. Together they employ about 300 people; all will lose their jobs according the an owner and operator of the plant. (AP Photo / Rick Bowmer)

Climate

Deeply reported package explores the shift away from fossil fuels, impact on states, communities

JAN. 28, 2022

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FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2007, file photo, a tractor and trailer sit near an outbuilding on a small farm, not far from a cooling tower at the Salem Nuclear Generating Station operated by Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. in Lower Alloways Creek Township, N.J. Lobbyists for New Jersey's largest utility worked with former Gov. Chris Christie's administration to craft a $300 million bail out for nuclear power, while adding language to shield the company's financial information from the public, according to records obtained by The Associated Press. The bill is set for a vote Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, in a state Senate committee. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

Journalism

AP uncovers NJ utility lobbying for a bailout, and blackout of financial records

FEB. 2, 2018

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