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Environmental Groups Call For Unified Voice Against Nuclear Waste In Mountain West

Environmental Groups Call For Unified Voice Against Nuclear Waste In Mountain West, Wyoming Public Media, By NOAH GLICK 1 AUG 19   Environmental activists are calling for a united voice in protesting the Department of Energy’s recent shipment of nuclear waste through our region.

Earlier this month, the Department of Energy sent a shipment of nuclear waste from Tennessee to southern Nevada. The shipment was incorrectly labeled as low-level waste, but it was actually mixed with waste that needs treatment before disposal. Nevada officials accused the agency of trying to sneak the material into the state illegally.

Now, environmental activists are calling for Utah Governor Gary Herbert to join Nevada and New Mexico’s governors in their fight against nuclear waste shipments…… https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/environmental-groups-call-unified-voice-against-nuclear-waste-mountain-west#stream/0

August 1, 2019 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | opposition to nuclear, USA