Congress must push back

Editorial: Congress should act to keep Yucca Mountain viable
President Barack Obama's decision to abandon the Yucca Mountain waste-repository project in Nevada was driven by political considerations, not safety or environmental issues, according to this editorial. Members of Congress, particularly the 91 lawmakers who urged the Department of Energy to halt efforts to close Yucca Mountain, should craft legislation to force the government to act, if necessary, the editorial adds. The Herald (Everett, Wash.)