Dan Brouillette was confirmed Monday by the Senate to be the new secretary of energy, without the support of Democrats including Nevada’s two senators.
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Federal lawmakers are still pushing for legislation to resume the licensing process at Nevada’s proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository, despite opposition that has repeatedly robbed the project of funding.
A House committee will consider a bill Tuesday that would proceed with development of the Yucca Mountain project, but it faces an uncertain future on the floor and in the Senate.
Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette sailed through a confirmation hearing in Washington D.C. on Thursday, answering questions from Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto as his nomination to become secretary of the department advances.
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang was not well-received at a Las Vegas presidential forum on Saturday, while fellow candidates Julian Castro and Bernie Sanders were.
Nevada’s members of Congress are wary of President Trump’s new Energy Department nominee, fearing he will favor the plan to bury nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain.
Energy Secretary Rick Perry will leave his job by the end of the year, President Trump announced on Thursday.
It would allow the Energy Department to prepare Yucca Mountain to store nuclear waste, but the House nor Senate budgets include funding for the project.
A Senate committee approved an Energy Department spending bill without any money to revive the stalled Yucca Mountain nuclear repository project.
A delegation led by the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce is making its annual trip to Washington D.C. to lobby lawmakers.