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One Thing Trump, Some Environmentalists Both Love: Nuclear Power
- C2ES is pushing to save reactors because they’re carbon-free
- President touts nukes (and coal) for the sake of reliability
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There’s a sliver of common ground emerging in the fraught relationship between President Donald Trump and environmentalists: nuclear power.
The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions on Wednesday released a study endorsing efforts to save struggling U.S. reactors, which produce more than half of the nation’s emission-free electricity. Trump is also pushing to keep reactors running, but the Kumbaya moment ends there.