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Their wordsBut at the state level, closing nuclear plants spikes emissions, as both New York and California prove, and New York and if half of America's nuclear plants close over the next decade, as they are predicted to do, they will be replaced mostly by natural gas.
Their wordsBut there is something else, too: the existence of nuclear power means we don't need renewables.
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Expanding nuclear power could reduce the need for President Biden's renewable energy agenda.
Their wordsBut Biden's renewable energy agenda is unnecessary for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The U.S. could simply expand nuclear power instead.
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