Jeff Bezos Backs Nuclear Power With $3.5M Grant From Earth Fund

Jeff Bezos has found his next climate-focused philanthropy target: nuclear power. The billionaire’s Bezos Earth Fund, which aims to distribute $10 billion to fight climate change by the end of the decade, is granting $3.5 million to a new initiative to streamline nuclear reactor construction across the country.

The funds will support the Nuclear Scaling Initiative (NSI), a collaborative effort between the Clean Air Task Force, EFI Foundation and the Nuclear Threat Initiative that aims to...