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WASHINGTON, DC, May 18, 2026 — The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its environmental assessment (EA) for the proposed Long Mott Generating Station in Port Lavaca,… Read more →

Washington, D.C.—May 14, 2026—Today, Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced the Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act. Congressmen Byron Donalds (R-FL-19) and Jake… Read more →

Washington, DC — April 30, 2026 — Today, President Trump announced a new pick for surgeon general, withdrawing his nomination of Casey Means for the position. The Breakthrough Institute… Read more →

Washington, DC — April 30, 2026 — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. The vote was 224-200, the result of a years-long process… Read more →

Washington, DC — March 27, 2026 — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its renewable fuel volume requirements for 2026–2027 under the Renewable Fuel Standard, setting the… Read more →

Washington, DC — March 10, 2026 — The Breakthrough Institute, joined by a broad coalition of scientific societies, research institutions, and agricultural stakeholders delivered a letter to… Read more →

Washington, DC — March 6, 2026 — The House Agriculture Committee voted early Thursday morning to advance the Republican-authored Farm Bill. Seven Democrats joined all the committee’s… Read more →

WASHINGTON, DC, March 4, 2026 — The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has voted to issue a construction permit to TerraPower’s subsidiary, US SFR Owner, for its Natrium advanced… Read more →

Washington, DC — February 22, 2026 — The Breakthrough Institute is pleased to support the Department of Defense (DOD) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Interagency Research Act.… Read more →

Washington D.C., January 15, 2026 — Today, Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D, NH) and Todd Young (R, IN) and Representatives Robert Wittman (R, VA-01) and John Moolenaar (R, MI-4) have introduced… Read more →

Washington, D.C., January 14, 2026 — The Breakthrough Institute is pleased to support the reintroduction of the Advancing Cutting Edge (ACE) Agriculture Act. We applaud Representatives… Read more →

A New Era for the NRC? Read more →

Washington, D.C. — December 18, 2025 — The Breakthrough Institute congratulates Chairman Bruce Westerman and the House Natural Resources Committee on final passage of the Standardizing… Read more →

Berkeley, CA — December 10, 2025 — The Breakthrough Institute has submitted formal comments to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) urging the agency to strengthen its approach to… Read more →

Washington, D.C. — December 9, 2025 — This morning, The Breakthrough Institute, Inclusive Abundance Action, Third Way, and Employ America released a joint letter applauding New York… Read more →

WASHINGTON, DC - November 17, 2025 – Valar Atomics announced that its NOVA Core successfully achieved criticality at Los Alamos National Laboratory’s (LANL) National Criticality Experiments… Read more →

Washington, DC — November 14, 2025 — This week, Congress passed a continuing resolution to end the longest government shutdown in history. The agreement also included a one-year farm bill… Read more →

Washington, D.C. — November 7, 2025 — The Breakthrough Institute supports the NY State government's decision to approve the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) pipeline. "We need to build… Read more →