OPINION: Wall Street Journal and Washington Post Opinion Pages on Investigation into Political Manipulation in Yucca Mountain Shutdown
06.10.2011
Wall Street Journal Obama's Nuclear Politics
By Kim StrasselJune 10, 2011
The Obama administration has shown a certain ruthless streak when it comes to getting what it wants. For its latest in brass-knuckle tactics, consider the ongoing fight over the proposed Yucca nuclear waste facility.
This tale begins in 2008, when candidate Obama was determined to win Nevada, a crucial electoral state. Catering to locals, Mr. Obama promised to kill plans--approved by Congress--to make the state's Yucca Mountain the repository for spent nuclear fuel. He was...