The Nuclear Company, a new startup, has ambitious aims of spurring the construction of fleets of new nuclear power plants in the U.S., the company tells Axios exclusively.
Why it matters: The new venture aims to serve as a project developer of multiple series of nuclear power plants, working as a matchmaker of sorts among utilities, manufacturers and funders.
Hurricane Beryl is expected to cost the Houston region billions of dollars in damage.
By the numbers: Insurers will need to pay between $2.5 billion and $3.5 billion for property damage caused by Beryl's winds in Harris, Fort Bend and Brazoria counties, according to an estimate by analytics firm CoreLogic, the Houston Business Journal reports.
Too Good To Go, an app that allows consumers to snag cheap eats and helps businesses reduce food waste, is expanding into Whole Foods stores nationwide.
Why it matters: Food waste in the U.S. accounts for 30 to 40% of the food supply, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Nuclear fusion companies are seeing significant growth, despite steep technical hurdles to overcomebefore this technology can deliver energy at scale, a new report finds.
Why it matters: Fusion has the potential to be a game-changer in generating electricity, but it's long been viewed as just out of reach. The report shows more money than ever is flowing into this area, with new companies forming in the U.S. and other countries.
Fourteen state attorneys general are pressing for extreme heat and wildfire smoke to be eligible for major disaster declarations, as dangerously high temperatures envelop eastern and central U.S. states.
The big picture: Heat alerts affected over 130 million people, as the National Weather Service warned of "widespread record high minimum temperatures" on Wednesday morning, stretching from the Lower Mississippi Valley, across the South, Southeast and along much of the East Coast.
