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Security Guards at Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant Demand Vote to Remove SPFPA Union Officials
The NLRB is the federal agency responsible for enforcing federal labor law, a task that includes administering votes to install (or “certify”) and remove (or “decertify”) unions in workplaces. Security guards at Vogtle have collected enough signatures to prompt the NLR to administer union removal vote.
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The Significance of the Vogtle Nuclear Plant
Vogtle nuclear plant in Georgia represents a rare successful completion of new reactors in the U.S. in the twenty-first century, showing that nuclear remains technically viable — albeit expensive and slow by modern infrastructure standards. For better or for worse, its experience has become a case study for future nuclear projects and underscores the challenges the industry faces in large-scale construction.
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In 2025, the US Suffered a Billion-Dollar Disaster Every 10 Days
A new analysis finds that in 2025 major catastrophes took 276 lives and caused $115 billion in damages. It could have been much worse.
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Dashboard to Analyzes Natural Hazard Risk to Bank Branches
New interactive dashboard is designed for banks—whether large institutions like JPMorgan Chase or small community banks—to understand how natural disasters such as floods, storms or heatwaves could affect their assets and branch locations.
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Entity Resolution: The Security Technology You Probably Haven’t Heard Of
The concept “entity resolution” (ER) is probably unfamiliar, but it underpins much of the world’s security—in telecommunications, banking and national security.
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You’ve Heard of Climate Change. What Is the Climate Debt Doom Loop?
The low-cost way for municipalities to fund responses and preparedness for the floods, fires and other disasters.
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The Country’s Largest Magnesium Supplier Shut Down. Now What?
The U.S. supply of the critical mineral looks uncertain. The largest producer, US Magnesium, filed for bankruptcy in September. Its half-century-old Rowley smelting plant on the west shore of Utah’s famed lake could shutter for good. US Magnesium’s bankruptcy has consequences for the supply of a critical mineral — and the environment.
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“Construction Can’t Continue": South Texas Builders Say ICE Arrests Have Upended Industry
More than 300 people attended an impromptu meeting that industry leaders in the Rio Grande Valley hosted to draw attention to the chilling effect ICE arrests have had on construction.
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What Happens When Disaster Recovery Becomes a Luxury Good
As federal services deteriorate, a patchwork of private companies is taking their place —for better or for worse.
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“DeepSeek Is in the Driver’s Seat. That’s a Big Security Problem”
Democratic countries have a smart-car problem. For those that don’t act quickly and decisively, it’s about to become a severe national security headache.
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A Huge Cache of Critical Minerals Found in Utah May Be the Largest in the U.S.
A Utah company says it has unearthed a massive deposit of minerals crucial for building electric vehicles, semiconductors, satellites, magnets, and more. The discovery could reshape the clean energy supply chain.
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Senator Endorses Discredited Doctor’s Book on a Chemical He Claims Treats Everything from Autism to Cancer
Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson has a history of spreading vaccine misinformation. Now he’s giving credence to assertions about the therapeutic powers of chlorine dioxide, a disinfectant and deodorizer. “It is all lunacy,” one expert said.
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The Year the US. Doubled Down on Critical Minerals
President Donald Trump spent most of 2025 hacking away at large parts of the federal government. One tiny corner of regulation, however, has actually grown under Trump: the critical minerals list. The list of metals became a top priority under Trump. But what even are they?
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New Study Explains Why People Fall for Fake News
In a world where misinformation spreads faster than fact, a new study is offering insight into why so many people fall for fake news, even when they suspect it’s false.
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How Does Immigration Affect the U.S. Economy?
Immigrants have long played a critical role in the U.S. economy, filling labor gaps, driving innovation, and exercising consumer spending power. But political debate over their economic contributions has ramped up under the second Trump administration.
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The long view
Bookshelf: The Waning Dominance of U.S. Dollar
Perhaps the greatest threat to the dominance of the dollar may come from the US itself. US government debt is basically ‘out of control’, representing 120 percent of GDP, and neither political party has a serious plan to bring it back under control.
A Turning Point: U.S. Recognizes Agriculture as a Domain of Defense
The US has legitimized the role of food supply in national defense. It has recognized that in a world of rupture, a nation that cannot feed itself cannot defend itself. A new policy effectively ends the era of agriculture functioning solely as a commercial sector.