Not Flying This Summer? Many Americans Are Hitting The Road — In RVs
The summer vacation, an annual rite for so many, is not an easy thing to give up, even during a pandemic.
Energy
Smaller Nuclear Plants May Come With Less Stringent Safety Rules
Proposed new emergency preparedness rules would allow nuclear plants closer to where people live. Companies say the plants are safer, but they need the rule changes for a viable business model.
Judge Releases Trove Of Sealed Records Related To Lawsuit Against Ghislaine Maxwell
The judge unseals hundreds of pages of documents related to a now-settled defamation suit brought against Maxwell by one of Jeffrey Epstein's accusers.
'Tidal Wave' Of Power Shut-Offs Looms As Nation Grapples With Heat
Power shut-off moratoriums imposed at the start of the pandemic are beginning to expire. Customers and utilities face a backlog of missed bills that may eventually be passed on to ratepayers.
Trump Overhauls Key Environmental Law To Speed Up Pipelines And Other Projects
President Trump is making major changes to a bedrock environmental law that he says will help the economy. Critics say the move will sideline input from communities affected by polluting projects.
Oil Industry, Accustomed To Booms And Busts, Is Rocked By Pandemic
When the price of oil crashes, oil companies often merge and big oil gets even bigger. So this crisis could be an opportunity for companies, but it comes with a tremendous amount of uncertainty.
Court Halts Dakota Access Pipeline Shutdown As Legal Fight Goes Forward
A federal appellate court temporarily blocked a lower-court order to shut down and empty the controversial oil pipeline. The operator, Energy Transfer, can continue pumping while the case is pending.
Biden Outlines $2 Trillion Climate Plan
The former vice president's initiative calls to chart the United States on "an irreversible path" to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Joe Biden Lays Out His Clean Energy Plan
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden on Tuesday outlined his plans to "build a resilient and sustainable infrastructure now and deliver an equitable clean energy future."
Native American Activists Victorious After Judge Orders Pipeline Shut Down
NPR's David Greene talks to Mark Trahant, editor of Indian Country Today, about what the Dakota Access Pipeline shutdown means for activists, and where the court battle goes from here.