Jack Spencer

Jack Spencer is a Senior Research Fellow for Energy and Environment in the Heritage Foundation’s Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment and the author of Nuclear Revolution: Powering the Next Generation (Optimum Publishing International, 2024).

America can’t duck and cover from Washington’s nuclear waste disposal failure

Opinion 15 hours ago

America can’t duck and cover from Washington’s nuclear waste disposal failure

Nuclear waste management challenges threaten President Donald Trump's plan to quadruple America's nuclear capacity by 2050, as the Energy Department failed to dispose of spent fuel.

Ohio train derailment highlights Democrats' environmental hypocrisy, reveals this about the disaster

OPINION February 16, 2023

Ohio train derailment highlights Democrats' environmental hypocrisy, reveals this about the disaster

We hear about the dangers of methane and CO2 non-stop from Democrats in Washington. But when an actual event occurs that releases tons of hazardous chemicals these same leaders shrug.