Industry officials say the path forward needs to include both interim storage options and plans for permanent disposal.

The Senate has confirmed Brett Kavanaugh as an associate justice of the Supreme Court, putting a second nominee from President Donald Trump on the highest court in the land.

The head of the U.S. Forest Service says the cost of fighting wildfires this season could be well over $1 billion and that the agency may have to borrow money from the very programs designed to prevent big fires in the first place.

Democrats are blocking immediate Senate debate on a measure that would approve the building of the Keystone X-L pipeline. That sets up a test vote for next week that the bill is expected to clear easily.