Milling uranium is a rarely discussed part of the nuclear power fuel cycle when evaluating costs and benefits of nuclear power. Indigenous communities are the ones who bear the risk in the US.

Utah News Dispatch@utahnewsdispatch.com · yesterday

For decades, White Mesa Mill, the nation’s only remaining conventional uranium mill, has sparked debate over whether radioactive contamination threatens human health by getting into the water and the air — especially for the nearby White Mesa Ute Community. Read more from @kffhealthnews.org

The next time a doctor or a pro-nuclear advocate says not to worry about radiation as it is no more what you get with a plane ride, cite this study.

Beyond Nuclear@beyondnuclear.bsky.social · 3d ago

The emissions from data centers are disgraceful, and there is no need for these emissions given how cheap solar plus batteries are.

Elizabeth Kolbert@elizkolbert.bsky.social · 5d ago

Surprise, surprise: build a lot of energy-sucking data centers, and carbon emissions will go up.

El-Sayed, Lawrence and McKinney all won progressive campaigns in Michigan last night by talking about climate and clean energy like it was a kitchen-table issue — because skyrocketing energy bills and endless wildfire smoke matter to people.

@vanjones-68.bsky.social First Arab-American US Senator was James Abourezk from South Dakota

'France’s nuclear fleet should see heat-related cuts of up to 5.7 GW tomorrow, or 9% of total installed capacity, up from 6% today, amid a new heatwave that could see temperatures hit 42C, operator EDF said on Wednesday.' montelnews.com/nordic/news/...

French nuclear cuts to hit 9% on new 42C heatwave

EDF to cut nuclear output by up to 6.8 GW as 42C heatwave forces reactor curbs at St Alban, Chooz and Golfech; French power edges higher to EUR 95/MWh.

montelnews.com

Nuclear power: firm, reliable always on, until its off.

Chris Bataille@chrisbataille.bsky.social · 3w ago

Romania has shut down both its nuclear reactors for the first time ever due to low water levels on the Danube - www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Solar+battery does not need a river.

Rima I Anabtawi@rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 3w ago

Paks nuclear reactor unit shut down as Danube reaches record-low water levels

A recent Supreme Court decision gutting key Voting Rights Act protections makes it harder for communities of color to elect leaders, deepening environmental injustices and leaving more children breathing dirtier air and drinking polluted water.

Why Redistricting Could Lead to More Pollution, Sickness, and Death

The new wave of racial gerrymandering ushered in by Louisiana v. Callais threatens the ongoing struggle for environmental justice.

nrdc.org

The French nuclear miracle. "Three reactors — with a combined capacity of about 3.7 gigawatts — were fully offline." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

EDF Turns to Oil-Fired Power in France as Heat Curtails Nuclear

France’s oil-fired power generation rose to the highest since March as a prolonged heat wave continued to disrupt the country’s nuclear fleet.

bloomberg.com

"Overhaul Radiation Safety Rules" means "relax" radiation safety rules.

San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace@mothersforpeace.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/c...

And we should be clear that the reason things like affordable housing get pushed onto the private sector in these roundabout and inefficient ways, is because of the intense political opposition to expanding the public sector. If you don’t like this stuff, that’s what you need to fight.

Just what nuclear power needs for public support, increased exposure to radiation to save money, even if less exposure is "reasonably achievable." Also "allow certain medical workers who work with radioactive materials to voluntarily receive higher doses." Any takers? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/c...

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

nytimes.com

Elex Michaelson: “If the Democrats expand [SCOTUS], why wouldn't Republicans expand it back?” BTC: “Are we going to prevent ourselves from taking action here for fear of Republicans abusing their power in the future? Are they not abusing their power right now?”

In a related decision, the Supreme Court decided by a 5-4 decision that the Earth is not flat.

Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Supreme Court strikes down Trump's attack on birthright citizenship. By a 5–4 vote, it holds that the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to children born of unauthorized and temporary immigrants. Roberts and Barrett join the three liberals. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

The good news is that the next Democrat President can fire all these Trump goons in the Government.

2/2. Even by this Supreme Court's standards this is sad and embarrassing—as well as contributory to obvious and avoidable injustice.

Amen @joyannreid.bsky.social!

Chris⚖️Justice@chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🔥 Joy Reid: “Israel does not represent all Jewish people any more than Saudi Arabia represents all Muslims. Let’s stop pretending this foreign country equals Jewish people. My friends who are Jewish got nothing to do with no Bibi Netanyahu." @joyannreid.bsky.social @deanobeidallah.bsky.social

IMO, California should not be diverting climate funds to oil refineries while simultaneously allowing its transit systems to go broke.

California lawmakers slam Newsom’s transit funding cuts

The governor’s revised May budget plan did not include $690 million in emergency transit funding.

eenews.net

What's with the Reagan reference? Reagan also made a strategic mistake in the Middle East when he lost 241 Marines. foreignpolicy.com/2014/02/07/w...

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2mo ago

SEN. CASSIDY: “.. the worst foreign policy blunder in decades.”

Alert that old contract wording can come back to bite you in unanticipated ways. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Trump wants to put a $75m coal terminal in this liberal California city. Residents aren’t having it

Residents of West Oakland, which suffers from toxic waste and high pollution rates, rally against a coal export facility

theguardian.com

As always, I provide my sources so you can fact check me, learn more or counter anything I’ve said in my posts. I’m a big believer in transparency as a content creator, I hope you value that too. Here is the source for this post👇🏼 1.  www.utilitydive.com/news/judge-o...

Judge overturns DOE’s cancellation of $82.1M in clean energy grants

The plaintiffs argued the 11 projects – located in New York, Oregon, Connecticut, Minnesota and Colorado – were targeted because those states voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris.

utilitydive.com

Lawyering in a time of developing fascism and institutional capitulation. Env. Clinic Director Polsky shows how. alumni.berkeley.edu/california-m...

Someone Had to Go First - Cal Alumni Association

Berkeley Law’s Claudia Polsky on taking Trump to court

alumni.berkeley.edu

Gov. Newsom's Air Resources Board rule easing oil company climate pollution limits & cratering funding for resilience & reducing emissions in Calif.'s "cap & invest" (or now "cap & not so much invest") is being resisted by Senators who still care about the climate. calmatters.org/politics/202...

Senate Democrats threaten to block Newsom priorities over climate rule overhaul

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new climate rules threaten funding for projects state lawmakers fought for last year. Senate Democrats are angry.

calmatters.org

Just as important, a lot of legacy media was ready to give a lot of air time to semi-celebrity conservative Spencer Pratt if he was a finalist with Mayor Bass. Now that more LA residents voted for Nithya Raman, a democratic socialist, will they give the same attention to her battle with Mayor Bass.

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It's easy to shrug off the idiots claiming that the incredibly accomplished politician Spencer Pratt was cheated out of a rightful win in Los Angeles. But they're going to make these same claims in November, so we need to carpet bomb this conspiracy out of existence right now.

Pretty damning allegations from a very knowledgeable climate economist/lawyer about decisionmaking at this greenhouse gas protocol setting entity. One worry about forestry practices offsetting pollution is that industries would create illusory offsets, as is claimed here for the forestry protocol.

Danny Cullenward@ghgpolicy.org · 2mo ago

I have resigned from the Greenhouse Gas Protocol's Independent Standards Board. The Protocol is openly violating its own rules and has effectively delegated forest carbon accounting standards to a secret, industry-led working group. ghgpolicy.org/s/2026-06-08...

Thanks Diane, Gladys and Lynda for standing up for EJ communities. Disappointed in those who did not.

California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA)@ceja.org · 3mo ago

Thank you to Lynda Hopkins, Diane Tokvorian, and Gladys Limón for voting with Environmental Justice communities!

Ah cool, so the frontrunner for California’s next governor is already signaling he wants to retreat on the state’s climate goals (via POLITICO)

I think at this point you have to treat statements from CARB staff like you do statements from US DOJ prosecutors. They will say anything. They might even believe it.

Todd Woody@toddwoody.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Breaking: California becomes the latest blue state to retreat on climate goals amid affordability concerns as regulators Friday evening voted to revamp its landmark carbon market to ease costs to the oil industry with $4 billion in incentives. Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...