The Democratic commissioner easily won Senate approval when former President Donald Trump renominated him in 2018. Martin H. Simon/CNP/ABACAPRESS/AlamyThe White House had wanted the Senate’s narrow Democratic majority to reconfirm Baran before his term ended last July. When the Senate ended 2023 last month without a vote, the nomination automatically went back to the White House. But three sources with knowledge of the plans confirmed to HuffPost that the Biden administration does not plan to nominate Baran again. The progressive pro-nuclear group Good Energy Collective previously told HuffPost Baran had a strong record of fighting for environmental justice and building relationships with communities saddled with radioactive pollution from the past.

Source: Huffington Post January 22, 2024 19:31 UTC