Nuclear waste from across the United States might be heading to Texas if the federal government has anything to say about it. Luckily, environmental groups, Texas elected officials, oil and gas industry leaders, and more are continuing their fight against interim storage of high-level nuclear waste in Texas.
Though Texas politicians are using this drama as a way to attack federal elected officials, the history of the issue is a bipartisan mess that can be blamed on members of both parties. Regardless, the fight between Texans and the federal agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, is being watched by those in the energy sector across America.
The NRC did not acknowledge the current opposition by local residents of Andrews County in their announcement.