Geoff Brumfiel
Stories
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Trump seeks to boost nuclear industry and overhaul safety regulator
A series of executive orders aims to promote new kinds of nuclear reactors while restructuring the body in charge of nuclear safety.
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Trump unveils ambitious and expensive plans for 'Golden Dome' missile defense
The plan includes a vast array of space-based sensors and interceptors.
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Scientists have figured out why flamingos are such weird eaters
Flamingos look silly when they eat, but new research suggests they're actually being smart.
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Some federal agencies dealing with DOGE cuts feel confusion and concern for the future
Reporters have been looking at federal agencies and employees impacted by DOGE cuts from food inspectors to nuclear scientists to firefighters, and the broader effects of the restructuring efforts.
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Trump tightens control of independent agency overseeing nuclear safety
NPR has learned that rules must now be vetted by the White House and that the administration is drafting an executive order that could loosen radiation limits.
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Economists warn Trump's research cuts could have dire consequences for GDP
President Trump has proposed slashing federal scientific funding. Economists say the long-term consequences could be dire.
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DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets
Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
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Trump wants a Golden Dome over America. Here's what it would take
Experts are divided whether a new missile defense system for the U.S., inspired by Israel's Iron Dome, would be worth the cost.
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Trump wants a Golden Dome over America. Here's what it would take
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Health secretary RFK Jr. endorses the MMR vaccine — stoking fury among his supporters
Prominent anti-vaccine activists lined up on social media to denounce the move.
