Good evening, TAI readers! We hope you’ve had a restful weekend. As you gear up for the week ahead, take the time to look back on what you may have missed over the last seven days:

Japan is officially turning its nuclear reactors back on after shunning the energy source in the wake of the Fukushima disaster. It’s a difficult decision, but one that’s expected to give a much-needed boost to the country’s fragile economy.

Millions of Chinese citizens were left without safe drinking water over the weekend after an oil pipeline ruptured.

Multiemployer pension plans were long considered some of the safest defined-benefit plans in the business, but more and more of them are collapsing.

How much do employers actually care what students learn in college? According to a new podcast with GMU’s Bryan Caplan, not much.

Scientists have found a new medical disorder afflicting children. Its symptoms? Lethargy and daydreaming.

Doctors in Texas have found a way to save patients money, but the ACA threatens to quash their innovation.

Five links for your Saturday

A new method for collecting water from the air promises to bring clear water to dry areas. Human creativity continues to overcome the challenges we face.

S&P downgraded New Jersey’s bond ratings due to the state’s poor fiscal health. Only Illinois and California are in worse shape.