Nuclear plant shuts down unit as storm hits coast.

Indian Point nuclear power plant was shut down late Monday, while high water levels at New Jersey’s Oyster Creek, prompted safety officials to declare an "unusual event" around 7 p.m. – later upgraded to an "alert," the second-lowest in a...

US nuclear plants brace for Hurricane Sandy impact.

The Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in Forked River, New Jersey, was already shut down for refueling before Hurricane Sandy approached the East Coast. Government inspectors were dispatched there and to eight other nuclear plants to ensure they weather the storm...

Panicked evacuations mix with nonchalance in Sandy's path.

Hundreds of thousands of residents from Conn. to N.J. were ordered to leave their homes on Sunday as Hurricane Sandy bore down on the Eastern Seaboard. Many complied; others would not move, expressing skepticism and a New York-style nonchalance, despite...

Hurricane Sandy:15 dead, millions in the dark and it's not over.

The repertoire of destruction caused by superstorm Sandy compounded overnight but the weather nightmare isn’t over yet. Forecasters say fierce winds will blow from northern Georgia into Canada and as far west as Lake Michigan. Heavy rains will soak New England...

Is organic food better? The jury is still out.

The debate over whether organic food is better for our health and worth its higher price keeps raging on in the United States as the conclusion of four decades of studies seems far from clear.

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