The long fight for reparations for New Mexico residents who developed rare cancers and other ailments as a result of living near the world's first atomic bomb test is the focus of a new documentary.
The big question nowis whether the demise of an Idaho nuclear plan is a momentary bummer for next-wave small reactors — or a really bad omen.
Driving the news: NuScale, a developer of small modular reactors (SMRs), said a project with Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) won't happen.
El Niño continues to strengthen in the tropical Pacific Ocean, which is likely to give global average temperatures a sizable boost going into next year.
Why it matters: El Niño, a natural climate cycle, affects weather patterns around the world, bringing drought to some countries and flooding to others.
Why it matters: There is ample evidence that climate change significantly shifted the odds of temperature extremes during this period.
The big picture: A Climate Central analysis shows not only how warming is loading the dice for more frequent and severe heat extremes, but also the disproportionate impacts worldwide.
A major new United Nations report finds oil, gas and coal production plans by the top 20 largest energy-producing countries would boost greenhouse gas emissions and keep them high enough to blow past the Paris targets.
Why it matters: The "production gap" identifies the distance between levels that would hit Paris Agreement goals and what is actually planned by major energy-producing countries.
