Court Orders Suspension of Nuclear Waste Clean-Up Fees
Power companies were being forced to pay, but the money wasn't being used as the feds still debate how to deal with waste
A federal appeals court has ordered the Energy Department to suspend collection of about $750 million a year in waste fees from operators of nuclear power plants.
In a ruling Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia said the Obama administration failed to provide a good reason why the money should continue to be collected.
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