Until 2009, the federal government planned to bury high-level nuclear waste, which retains its toxicity for hundreds of thousands of years, at an isolated spot 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas known as Yucca Mountain. Despite a campaign promise to halt Yucca Mountain, President Obama has gone forward with that project with the approval of Congress.

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President Obama effectively halted the Yucca Mountain project by cutting its funding in 2010, following through on his campaign promise to stop the use of Yucca Mountain for nuclear waste storage.

Until 2009, the Federal Government Planned to Bury High-Level Nuclear