Nev. lawmakers pledge resistance to Yucca Mountain
By Gary Martin, Las Vegas Review-Journal
A $1.1 trillion budget blueprint by President Trump that includes a revival of Yucca Mountain as a repository for nuclear waste was declared “dead on arrival” Thursday by Nevada’s two U.S. senators.
And Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, a Republican, said opposition in the state to the proposal would be fierce.
The president’s budget proposal for the 2018 fiscal year includes spending hikes that could benefit Nevada veterans and military, but it also includes sharp spending cuts that could impact research at UNLV.