Eighty is the new forty for nuclear energy
The piece argues 40 year reactor licenses were arbitrary and many plants could run 50 to 70 years longer. It cites economics, natural gas competition, and renewable subsidies as drivers of premature shutdowns, notes NRC licensing for 80-year life, and calls Diablo Canyon’s closure a misstep.
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U.S
United States
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Gary Was
University of Michigan
Phoenix Energy Institute
Department of Energy
Ronald Szilard
DOE
Idaho National Laboratory
Tiffany Edwards
Tennessee Valley Authority
MIT
Kerry Emanuel
California
Diablo Canyon
New Mexico No. 49 in Kids Count despite health gains
Editorial notes New Mexico ranks 49th among states in child well being, with health improving to No. 44 due to Medicaid expansion while education and poverty remain at the bottom. Veronica Garcia cites lagging overall progress as Governor Martinez faces partisan critique and calls for investment, including trust land revenues for early childhood education to lift outcomes.
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Taos
New Mexico
Land of Enchantment
Mississippi
Veronica C. Garcia
Garcia
Susana Martinez
Martinez
Senate Democrats
Apt
State Trust Land Endowment
Michael Padilla
Albuquerque
Readers Rant Over Police Ops and Homeschool Win
A reader condemns Roswell police response to a chicken kill and questions wasteful spending after ten patrol cars. They praise Sidney Gutierrez Middle School students for a State Science Olympiad win by homeschoolers, urging follow up on the story and noting broad funding for public schools. A Roswell resident reports a bullet hole in a carport and warns residents to call police after gunfire.
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RDR
Roswell
APD
Batman
Sidney Gutierrez
Albuquerque Area
Rick Wolfert
Employee Rights Act update amid labor debate cited
The ERA seeks to modernize federal labor law with eight pro employee provisions including secret ballot union elections and protection from intimidation. The measure enjoys broad support with over 160 co sponsors and about 80 percent of Americans backing it, including union households.
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Richard Berman
Center For Union Facts
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