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Senate considers establishing $50B nuclear energy campuses

(The Center Square) - Members of the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works on Wednesday considered a $50 billion federal plan that would fund three future nuclear innovation campuses designed to attract heavy manufacturing industries with abundant energy while also housing radioactive waste.

BPA raises electric costs across the board
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BPA raises electric costs across the board

  • By Emma Renly, for Columbia Gorge News
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Turning on the lights or air conditioning inside a house is costing Gorge residents and businesses more this year. Electric utilities state that the price increase stems from the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), a federal nonprofit that markets energy throughout the Northwest.

Huge thermal plant opens
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Huge thermal plant opens

  • BRIAN SKOLOFF and MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press
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Mojave Desert houses largest solar operation in the world

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Japan marks 68th anniversary of bombing

  • MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press
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Mayor seeks government support of new non-nuke deal TOKYO — Nagasaki’s mayor criticized Japan’s government on Friday for failing to back an international nuclear disarmament effort as the country marked the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombing of his city. Mayor Tomihisa Taue said Japan’s inaction “betrayed expectations of the global community.”