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Connecticut stocks 19 bodies of water with 10,000 catfish

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FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2013 file photo, radioactive waste, sealed in large stainless steel canisters, is stored under five feet of concrete in a storage building at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, S.C. U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry is pledging to expedite the removal of weapons-grade plutonium his agency secretly shipped to Nevada last year, beginning in 2021. Perry said in an April 24, 2019 letter to Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, made public on Tuesday, April 30, that DOE intends to complete the removal of one-half metric ton (1,102 pounds) of the highly radioactive material from Nevada by the end of 2026. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)

Energy Department says it will remove plutonium from Nevada

By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press

Judge will consider Nevada bid to block plutonium shipping

By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press

"In the decades since its creation, the structure of the [Strategic Petroleum Reserve] generally has not changed, though the markets for crude oil and petroleum products have changed significantly," said the Government Accountability Office in a public letter of recommendations to the Energy Department. (Associated Press)

Government Accountability Office criticizes management of Strategic Petroleum Reserve

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

Energy Secretary Rick Perry testifies during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Energy chief Perry OKs deal to share nuke tech with Saudis

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Nevada seeks new injunction to block plutonium shipments

By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2013 file photo, radioactive waste sealed in large stainless steel canisters is stored under five feet of concrete in a storage building at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, S.C. Nevada and South Carolina are jostling for a home-field advantage of sorts in a federal court battle that could result in a metric ton of weapons-grade plutonium being stored 70 miles from Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)

Judge refuses Nevada’s latest bid for plutonium shipment ban

By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 1994 file photo, a CSX Train with spent nuclear fuel passes through Florence, S.C., on its way to Savannah River Site Weapons Complex near Aiken S.C. Nevada and South Carolina are jostling for a home-field advantage of sorts in a federal court battle that could result in a metric ton of weapons-grade plutonium being stored 70 miles from Las Vegas. (Jeff Chatlosh/The Morning News via AP, File)

The Latest: Nevada looking at legal options for plutonium

Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2013 file photo, radioactive waste sealed in large stainless steel canisters is stored under five feet of concrete in a storage building at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, S.C. A federal court hearing will go forward as scheduled in Reno, Nev., next week on the state's attempt to block the U.S. Energy Department's plans to ship plutonium from South Carolina to Nevada. U.S. District Court Judge Miranda Du cited &quot;the urgency of the matter&quot; in denying the agency's request to postpone the hearing scheduled Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)

Government shutdown won’t delay Nevada plutonium hearing

By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press

Deal reached on use of 1st small US nuke reactors in Idaho

By KEITH RIDLER - Associated Press

Protecting American Energy Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Donald Trump’s coal and nuclear bailout plan mimics Barack Obama’s market intervention disaster

By Guy Caruso

Secretary of Energy Rick Perry stands with the main cyrogenic heat exchange as he speaks with reporters at Dominion Energy's Cove Point LNG liquefaction Project facility in Lusby, Md., Thursday, July 26, 2018. The completion of the facilities export expansion project makes it just the second LNG export facility in the U.S. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Watchdog: Energy Department broke law with health care tweet

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, with the main cyrogenic heating exchange behind him, speaks with reporters at Dominion Energy's Cove Point LNG liquefaction Project facility in Lusby, Md., Thursday, July 26, 2018. The completion of the facilities export expansion project makes it just the second LNG export facility in the U.S. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

GAO watchdog: Energy Dept. broke law with anti-Obamacare tweet

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Public warned to keep away from nesting shoreline birds

Associated Press

S Carolina sues feds over end of nuclear fuel program

Associated Press

FILE - In this May 9, 2017, file photo, signs are posted near the entrance to the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Richland, Wash. Federal investigators say problems first identified six years ago continue to plague the multi-billion-dollar Hanford vitrification plant that would be used to treat some of the nation's deadliest nuclear waste. (AP Photo/Manuel Valdes, file)

US officials slam Washington state nuke waste site problems

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Energy Secretary Rick Perry appears before a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Energy Department cyber office will combat Russian threats, Rick Perry promises lawmakers

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 11, 2015, file photo, nuclear waste is stored in underground containers at the Idaho National Laboratory near Idaho Falls, Idaho. U.S. officials are considering extending the use of the eastern Idaho nuclear waste treatment facility beyond its scheduled closure this year so it can repackage radioactive waste brought in from other states before it's sent to a permanent disposal site in New Mexico. (AP Photo/Keith Ridler, File)

US may want to keep Idaho nuclear waste plant running longer

By KEITH RIDLER - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 11, 2015, file photo, nuclear waste is stored in underground containers at the Idaho National Laboratory near Idaho Falls, Idaho. A federal judge says the U.S. Department of Energy doesn't need to make public documents involving spent commercial nuclear fuel shipments to eastern Idaho sought by former Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus. (AP Photo/Keith Ridler, File)

Court: Idaho nuclear waste documents won’t be made public

By KEITH RIDLER - Associated Press

Illustration on modernization of our nuclear arsenal by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

A new generation of scientists who understand U.S. nuclear preparedness must step up

By Peter Pry