McKenzie Holmes

Back-to-school season brings the usual mix of excitement—and, of course, shopping lists: new notebooks, new backpacks, new clothes, etc., and, often, pressure to buy the latest laptop, tablet, or “smart” learning device

Back-to-school season is seeing record-high spending despite high gas prices and economic concerns.

The U.S. Department of Energy announced this week that five states—Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Idaho—are being considered as hosts for Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses, sites meant to “modernize the nation’s full nuclear fuel cycle.” Federal sites to manage spent nuclear fuel—or nuclear fuel removed from a reactor—could finally break a four-decade-old problem and encourage this source of reliable, emissions-free baseload generation.

This month, New York gained the unenviable distinction of being the first state to put a moratorium on new data center construction. It’s a predictable impulse as voters search for something to blame for rising electricity costs—but Ms. Hochul would be wiser to look closer to home.

Too many schools have grown less safe because adults surrendered authority, and no gun bill can restore the order they abandoned.

Last week, newly released national employment data showed that the U.S. lost 23,000 jobs in July. However, despite the slowdown […]

Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act opens the door to heavy-handed regulations on food and beverage labels

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared alongside actor Dennis Quaid to announce a set of federal actions against Lyme disease, alpha-gal syndrome, and other tick-borne illnesses

the agency tasked with enforcing anti-discrimination law in the workplace closed comment on a proposal to stop treating the vast majority of American employers as racist until proven innocent.

The Department of Energy (DOE) announced last month that it would add a dozen companies and thirteen projects to its Nuclear Energy Launch Pad. The Launch Pad initiative is intended to provide “streamlined pathways for developers wanting to demonstrate advanced nuclear energy technology and accelerate commercial deployment.” That is great news for developers who have spent years in regulatory processes and for the grid, which needs firm baseload generation as demand rises.