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Court clash in Vermont might alter balance of power over nuclear plants

A utility company has challenged a state’s sovereignty over nuclear power plants within its borders, in a case whose eventual outcome could ripple across the nation. The owner of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant — a subsidiary of New Orleans-based Entergy Corporation — sued Vermont yesterday in federal court, to prevent the state from […]

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