Here’s the twist in the law: if you never joined the conversation when a federal agency made its decision, you can’t show up later in court to complain. In this case, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a plan to store spent nuclear fuel in West Texas. The state of Texas and a landowner group weren’t in the room when that license was granted, so the Supreme Court said they have no right to challenge it now. By reversing the lower court, the Justices kept the license in place but left a big question open—did the agency even have the power to issue that permit in the first place?
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