A federal judge has rejected the Biden administration’s plan for resuming sale of leases to mine coal on federal land in the vast Powder River Basin (PRB) in Wyoming and Montana, the largest coal reserve in the nation and among those in the rest of the world. The PRB’s subbituminous coal accounts for 85% of… More PRB coal leasing: déjà vu all over again?

Some interesting recent nuclear news items worth reporting, at a time of the year when vacations dominate business and news is slow. Vogtle: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Wednesday (Aug. 3) gave thumbs up for Georgia Power to begin startup operations at its Vogtle 3 nuclear unit, signing off on the second phase of… More Nuclear Roundup: Vogtle 3, Hinkley B, Germany, EDF, Crocs

Nary a day goes by without an internet news story about a fusion energy “breakthrough,” often breathlessly claiming that the event significantly shortens the already glacial advance of energy that is “clean,” “endless,” and, we’ve heard this before, “too cheap to meter.” Some of the reporting is legitimate, some is hyperbolic. Some recent examples: ‘‘Holy… More Fusion confusion: limitless energy or dead end?