2016 NV Senate race: on Energy & Oil


Catherine Cortez Masto: Yucca Mountain is dead; fight so it continues to be

As Attorney General, I fought to prevent Washington bureaucrats from turning our state into a nuclear waste dump; as a Senator, I will work with Senator Dean Heller to fight this dangerous scheme that threatens the health and safety of Nevada families. Yucca Mountain is dead and will continue to be if I'm fortunate enough to be elected as Nevada's next Senator.
Source: 2016 Nevada Senate campaign website CatherineCortezMasto.com Aug 31, 2016

Bob Beers: Consider safety risks & surroundings of Yucca Mountain

Yucca Mountain, the nuclear waste repository 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas, has returned to headlines recently as some politicians, including freshman Congressman Cresent Hardy (R-NV), have suggested that Nevada needs to at least talk about the project

Beers said when it comes to the third rail of Nevada politics, he believes the state should be part of the conversation. "Bob Beers is realistic that that conversation is taking place everywhere in the United States and only one group is not participating in the conversation and that's Nevada," he said.

He doesn't believe Nevada has had a serious conversation about the waste storage site in years. He said the state needs to look at safety, risks, long-term potential and the environment surrounding the site. "We should be fully participating in the conversation. In not participating in the conversation, we've become the biggest target," Beers said.

Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal coverage of 2016 Nevada Senate race May 6, 2015

Cresent Hardy: Talk about pro's and con's of Yucca Mountain

Yucca Mountain, the nuclear waste repository 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas, has returned to headlines recently as some politicians, including freshman Congressman Cresent Hardy (R-NV), have suggested that Nevada needs to at least talk about the project. Bob Beers said when it comes to the third rail of Nevada politics, he believes the state should be part of the conversation.
Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal coverage of 2016 Nevada Senate race May 6, 2015

Catherine Cortez Masto: Fight making Yucca Mountain a high-level nuclear waste dump

On another hot topic, Cortez Masto said she would continue Reid's 30-year fight against making Yucca Mountain a high-level nuclear waste dump. "It's something I've been fighting and will continue to fight," she said. Reid endorsed her after announcing his retirement plan, signaling his desire to avoid a competitive Democratic primary.
Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal coverage of 2016 Nevada Senate race Apr 30, 2015

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