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Letter: A comprehensive energy bill must be passed for Illinoisans

Jul 23 2021

In Illinois, we are lucky to rarely be without electricity. That would all change if the Byron and Dresden nuclear power plants are shut down. Without those plants, Illinois will suffer from ...

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Antimatter from laser pincers

Jul 22 2021

In the depths of space, there are celestial bodies where extreme conditions prevail: Rapidly rotating neutron stars generate super-strong magnetic fields. And black holes, with their enormous gravitational pull,

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Time Running Out For Plant Saves, Says Exelon

Jul 21 2021

Sue Rezin said “little movement” has been made since May on a bill that would keep the clean energy sources of Byron, Dresden, Braidwood, LaSalle, Clinton or Quad Cities power plants going, all of them threatened by premature closings due to what plant owner Exelon calls an unfair economic advantage enjoyed by fossil fuel burning plants.

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Illinois’ Nuclear Plants Near 41 Years of Providing Safe, Reliable, Carbon-Free Power

Jul 20 2021

The Dresden, Byron, Braidwood and LaSalle nuclear plants located outside the Chicago region provide more than two-thirds of the state’s carbon-free energy and are the only clean-energy resources ...

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