Shumita Basu

In some cases, LB&I agents discover that the government actually owes the taxpayer more money than expected. But with fewer people on staff, the people ProPublica interviewed warned that these types of complicated returns will inevitably receive less attention.

In some cases, LB&I agents discover that the government actually owes the taxpayer more money than expected. But with fewer people on staff, the people ProPublica interviewed warned that these types of complicated returns will inevitably receive less attention.

One report from 2024 from the Nonpartisan Government Accountability Office found, for every additional hour spent on audits for very wealthy taxpayers, the IRS found savings of $13,000. Now to the Supreme Court, where justices are being asked to weigh in on an important environmental question, where should dangerous nuclear waste go?

One report from 2024 from the Nonpartisan Government Accountability Office found, for every additional hour spent on audits for very wealthy taxpayers, the IRS found savings of $13,000. Now to the Supreme Court, where justices are being asked to weigh in on an important environmental question, where should dangerous nuclear waste go?

One report from 2024 from the Nonpartisan Government Accountability Office found, for every additional hour spent on audits for very wealthy taxpayers, the IRS found savings of $13,000. Now to the Supreme Court, where justices are being asked to weigh in on an important environmental question, where should dangerous nuclear waste go?

This is a problem the federal government has been trying to solve for decades. It spent almost 30 years trying to develop a permanent underground storage location for high-level radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. But there was pushback from the state and local communities, funding dried up, and eventually the project fizzled out during the Obama administration.

This is a problem the federal government has been trying to solve for decades. It spent almost 30 years trying to develop a permanent underground storage location for high-level radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. But there was pushback from the state and local communities, funding dried up, and eventually the project fizzled out during the Obama administration.

This is a problem the federal government has been trying to solve for decades. It spent almost 30 years trying to develop a permanent underground storage location for high-level radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. But there was pushback from the state and local communities, funding dried up, and eventually the project fizzled out during the Obama administration.

Dylan Badour is a reporter with Inside Climate News who told us, as a stopgap measure, thousands of tons of nuclear waste are stored on site at power plants across the country. And more recently, the debate over where to store nuclear waste turned to Texas as a possible solution.

Dylan Badour is a reporter with Inside Climate News who told us, as a stopgap measure, thousands of tons of nuclear waste are stored on site at power plants across the country. And more recently, the debate over where to store nuclear waste turned to Texas as a possible solution.

Dylan Badour is a reporter with Inside Climate News who told us, as a stopgap measure, thousands of tons of nuclear waste are stored on site at power plants across the country. And more recently, the debate over where to store nuclear waste turned to Texas as a possible solution.

A company called Waste Control Specialists filed an application in 2016 to temporarily store nuclear waste in the western part of the state. But just like Yucca Mountain, it was met with resistance. First from a local oil company that owns land near where the project would be located. Then Texas officials joined them in suing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

A company called Waste Control Specialists filed an application in 2016 to temporarily store nuclear waste in the western part of the state. But just like Yucca Mountain, it was met with resistance. First from a local oil company that owns land near where the project would be located. Then Texas officials joined them in suing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

A company called Waste Control Specialists filed an application in 2016 to temporarily store nuclear waste in the western part of the state. But just like Yucca Mountain, it was met with resistance. First from a local oil company that owns land near where the project would be located. Then Texas officials joined them in suing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

In this case, the Supreme Court is considering two questions. First, whether Texas and the oil company are allowed to petition the court. Second, whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is allowed to grant licenses to temporary nuclear waste storage facilities that are not located near reactor sites.

In this case, the Supreme Court is considering two questions. First, whether Texas and the oil company are allowed to petition the court. Second, whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is allowed to grant licenses to temporary nuclear waste storage facilities that are not located near reactor sites.

In this case, the Supreme Court is considering two questions. First, whether Texas and the oil company are allowed to petition the court. Second, whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is allowed to grant licenses to temporary nuclear waste storage facilities that are not located near reactor sites.

The court's conservative majority has generally been skeptical of federal regulation in recent years. Bedore says if the court rules in Texas's favor, it would largely maintain the status quo, with no long-term solution to nuclear waste. But a ruling in favor of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission could change how nuclear waste is stored, not only in Texas, but nationwide.

The court's conservative majority has generally been skeptical of federal regulation in recent years. Bedore says if the court rules in Texas's favor, it would largely maintain the status quo, with no long-term solution to nuclear waste. But a ruling in favor of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission could change how nuclear waste is stored, not only in Texas, but nationwide.

The court's conservative majority has generally been skeptical of federal regulation in recent years. Bedore says if the court rules in Texas's favor, it would largely maintain the status quo, with no long-term solution to nuclear waste. But a ruling in favor of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission could change how nuclear waste is stored, not only in Texas, but nationwide.