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Daily News Lesson May 06 2026

Why the Trump administration is paying billions to abandon wind farms

Discuss why the Trump administration is spending big money to curb wind power development

Cooling tower at the Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant

Daily News Lesson March 31 2026

Can nuclear power help meet growing energy needs?

Discuss one alternative energy that has great potential and risks

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Daily Video March 14 2016

Cleanup continues at Japan power plant five years after tsunami

Over the past five years, radioactive contamination levels have decreased at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. But they still pose a threat to the 7,000 workers who aid in the cleanup.

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