United States

NRC Ends ALARA, Boosts Nuclear Energy

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has proposed one of the most significant changes to nuclear regulation in decades by moving away from the long-standing ALARA principle — short for “As Low As Reasonably Achievable.” Although the…

The World’s Biggest Shell Game

In 2001, Enron’s collapse revealed that a corporation could manufacture the appearance of financial health by creating thousands of shell companies, the purpose of which was to buy the real corporation’s toxic assets, keeping them hidden from…