Why Do So Many Liberals Hate Nuclear Power?

Blame the 1960s.

Shearon Harris nuclear power plant near Raleigh, North Carolina. Source: Flickr

The past month has been disastrous for the movement to forestall climate change. The Supreme Court invalidated many tools the EPA had to cut down on carbon emissions in its June West Virginia v. EPA decision. Then, last week, Joe Manchin reportedly scuttled Democratic plans to fight climate change with a substantial part of their Build Back Better agenda. These…