Explainers

Producing electricity from natural gas has implications for our water resources.

The nuclear power cycle uses water in three major ways: extracting and processing uranium fuel, producing electricity, and controlling wastes and risks.

A primer on a national renewable electricity standard, including its mechanisms and the benefits that it can provide.

The press routinely cites climate contrarian think tanks without reporting their ties to the fossil fuel industry

Hydroelectric power includes both massive hydroelectric dams and small run-of-the-river plants, both of which have associated environmental impacts.

Hydrokinetic energy includes wave and tidal power and encompasses an array of energy technologies, many of which are still in the experimental stages or in the early stages of deployment.

The environmental impacts of geothermal energy vary depending on the technology used to generate electricity and the type of cooling system utilized.

Wind power generates electricity without toxic pollution or global warming emissions, but it does have some environmental impacts that should be recognized and mitigated.

Facts about eight key facilities in the nuclear weapons complex, where weapons and their component parts are designed, assembled, tested, maintained and disposed of.

Nuclear power plants need a plentiful source of water nearby for cooling. But this proximity to rivers, lakes and oceans creates serious flooding risks that the NRC has been too slow to address.

Science and democracy have been inseparable since our nation was born. Here are some of the highlights of their paired story.

Until permanent repository storage is available, spent nuclear fuel should be stored in dry casks, not overcrowded pools.