March 16, 2017
A lawsuit in which South Carolina accuses the Department of Energy of failing to complete a controversial, multibillion-dollar nuclear weapons waste disposal facility can stay alive, a federal court has ruled, saying the law under which the state sued implies that the removal of nuclear waste is mandatory if the facility isn't built on time.
May 25, 2016
A federal judge on Wednesday refused to let a regional economic development alliance intervene in South Carolina's lawsuit against the Department of Energy over a failure to complete a controversial, multibillion-dollar nuclear weapons waste disposal facility, saying the group's interests were adequately represented by the state.
April 26, 2016
The U.S. Department of Energy urged a South Carolina federal judge to nix the state's suit over the federal government's failure to complete a controversial, multibillion-dollar nuclear waste disposal facility, saying the relief South Carolina seeks must be sought in the Court of Federal Claims.