Atomic Bomb Survivor Will Join Protesters
A survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, will speak at an Aug. 6
rally in Livermore to mark the 61st anniversary of the event...www.contracostatimes.com,
7/29/06
Tribal Leader Pushes for Nuclear Waste Site
Officials of the Prairie Island Indian Community urged lawmakers to push
legislation to build a waste-storage site near Yucca Mountain, Nev...twincities.bizjournals.com,
7/23/06
Activists Say Pollution Law Omits Public
Environmental groups are launching a two-pronged attack on a law passed last
year they said bans public participation in state decisions, such as water
pollution permit hearings and appeals...www.rgj.com,
7/10/06
Wildfires Bracket Nevada Town near Death Valley National Park
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Wildfires bracketed the
southern Nevada town of Beatty on Monday, with about 400 firefighters digging in
to stop flames from getting closer than three miles, a fire incident commander
said...www.lasvegassun.com,
7/10/06
Columbia River Toxins Moving up Food Chain
VANCOUVER, Wash. — First were the crayfish near Bonneville Dam, so loaded with
toxins that scientists wondered how they could still be alive...Seattle
Times, 7/10/06
Complex Comeback - A new Atomic Age Faces
Hurdles in America
When the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station came on line in the Arizona
desert in 1986, it seemed destined to be the last American atomic-power plant...www.azcentral.com,
7/6/06
Ruling Prompts Bid for Fed Control of Nevada Environment Programs
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - A state ruling
Thursday against a mining watchdog group prompted a move to seek a federal
takeover of the environmental protection programs now delegated to Nevada...www.lasvegassun.com,
7/6/06
June 2006
Store Nuclear Waste on Reservation?
Tribe Split
SKULL VALLEY, Utah - Leon Bear, a stocky man in T-shirt and jeans, peers across
the sagebrush-pocked valley where his ancestors once chased Pony Express riders
and sees the future for his dwindling tribe: Nuclear waste...MSNBC, 6/27/06
Judge Wants Answers on
Native Protest in Canada
A judge in Ontario called Native
protesters, non-Natives and the Canadian government into court on Thursday to
explain the ongoing situation in Caledonia ...Indianz.com, 6/2/06
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