Opinion: MoloLamken attorneys Jennifer Fischell, Christian Bale, and Elizabeth Clarke write that the US Supreme Court's Nuclear Regulatory Commission v. Texas decision is about more than clarifying who has the right to challenge agency actions.

The Supreme Court ruled against Texas and landowners who challenged a plan to store thousands of metric tons of nuclear waste at a facility in the state.

The Supreme Court has restarted plans to temporarily store nuclear waste in rural Texas and New Mexico, even as the nation is at an impasse over a permanent solution.