[loeg]

> Why doesn't the article explain why the Germans are retiring their plants?

It does, although it doesn't draw the connection directly.

> I think these articles should go more in-depth regarding the pro's and con's.

The con's (both for Germany, and the US) are (quotes below from the article):

> irrational dread among the public and many activists

> ...

> people estimate risk according to how readily anecdotes like well-publicized nuclear accidents pop into mind.

For Germany in particular:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_phase-out#German...

Tl;dr, Germany politic interest in nuclear phase-out began around 2000 as misdirected "green" activism and was escalated by irrational public fears in response to Fukushima in 2011.