President Donald Trump appears to have reversed position to now oppose creating a national nuclear waste dump at Nevada's Yucca Mountain.
Trump tweeted Thursday that his administration will respect the state, which has argued that the site about 100 miles from Las Vegas isn't suitable.
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The president says his administration will explore "innovative approaches." He didn't offer details. Trump's campaign chief in Nevada welcomed the tweet and says he talked with the president about Yucca Mountain last weekend.
Nevada's Democratic members of Congress also welcomed the news but at least one expressed skepticism whether Trump would follow through and abandon a push for the project.