Suit Argues DOE Violated NEPA In Awarding Diablo Canyon Over $1 Billion

Environmentalists in a new lawsuit are charging the Department of Energy (DOE) violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and administrative procedures in awarding over $1 billion to help extend the life of California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, and they are pressing a district court to nullify the award. “DOE should have known better than to shirk NEPA review before handing out a billion taxpayer dollars to a dangerously outdated nuclear power plant,” said Hallie Templeton, legal director of...