A Nevada lawmaker is urging the federal government to use Yucca Mountain, once proposed as a nuclear dumping ground, as a site for renewable energy.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Tuesday approved Energy Under Secretary Mark Menezes' nomination as deputy secretary.

A bipartisan Senate bill intended to speed development of advanced nuclear reactors appears to have broad support, but the plants' waste remains an issue.

More than 1,000 people attended the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ Summer Policy Summit.

More than 300 participants attended the 70th Annual Symposium of the New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners (NECPUC).

A NARUC winter meeting panel discussed the prospects of restarting the canceled Yucca Mountain project and a broader solution to nuclear waste.

News briefs on the federal agencies that impact those doing business in the RTO footprints. This week we include the Energy Department and the NRC.

Briefs from federal agencies governing PJM Interconnection and other national organizations. This week's news include stories from Congress, FERC, the D.C. Circuit, the EPA, and other national news.