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Nuclear energy

The Challenger explosion and the plutonium mission that worried me

by Oct 19, 2026
A longtime Suffolk journalist recalls how his reporting on LILCO's nuclear plans led him to investigate plutonium-powered space probes and the Challenger disaster.

Hochul’s climate act delay meets opposition

by Apr 5, 2026
Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposal to delay for a decade New York State’s climate goals meets with stiff opposition from environmental and health advocates.

A $33 billion nuclear bailout is coming to your electric bill

by Feb 20, 2026
New Yorkers will pay $33 billion from 2029–2049 to keep four aging upstate nuclear plants operating, under a new PSC approval. Column by Karl Grossman