Budget & Policy

Barrasso Revives Nuclear Waste Disposal Legislation

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Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wy.) is reviving legislation aimed at moving the federal government closer to resolving the decades-long impasse over disposal of the nation’s nuclear waste.
The discussion draft of the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2019 is nearly…

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