Nuclear waste, renewables top fighter Reid to retire; Schumer likely replacement

Reid's retirement also leaves open the question of whether his replacement will play the same active role in hand-picking some members of independent agencies, such as FERC and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, as the current minority leader has undertaken. of renewable energy, particularly solar power, while opposing the construction of the controversial Yucca Mountain nuclear waste storage site in his home state.

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