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Nuclear waste hits another roadblock
New Mexico's Waste Isolation Plant Project (WIPP) is stalled a week before its planned opening by state regulators who say that the plant needs a state permit.
by Mike Taugher, Jul 06, 1998 -
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Navajos may say no to nuclear waste
While Congress argues over whether Yucca Mountain, Nev., will store nuclear waste by 2003, Navajo activists urge the reservation to become a "nuclear-free" zone and forbid the waste to be transported across it.
by Cate Gilles, Jun 08, 1998 -
Book Reviews
Hot and beautiful
A report by the U.S. Geological Survey, "Tapping the Earth's Natural Heat," discusses geothermal power and its possible impacts on the environment.
by Taffeta Elliott, May 25, 1998 -
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Hanford's full of holes
The General Accounting Office reports that the Dept. of Energy has not found out enough about the soil between the water table and the Hanford Nuclear Reservation's leaking tanks to make environmentally sound cleanup decisions.
by Michelle Nijhuis, May 11, 1998 -
Book Reviews
No nuclear jeopardy in Wyoming
The Wyoming Outdoor Council's new report, "Nuclear Jeopardy," says a proposed private nuclear waste dump in central Wyoming is a bad idea.
by Staff, May 11, 1998 -
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All is not quiet on the Rocky Mountain Front
Following Forest Supervisor Gloria Flora's banning of new oil and gas leases on Montana's Rocky Mountain Front, Sen. Max Baucus has a bill to ban oil and gas exploration on surrounding forests as well.
by J T Thomas, Apr 13, 1998 -
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A few fish may move a mountain of tailings
The radioactive uranium tailings on the banks of the Colorado River near Moab, Utah, may be moved to protect the endangered squawfish from contaminants in the river.
by Michelle Nijhuis, Apr 13, 1998 -
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The secret's out
A grand jury's "secret" report on Colorado's Rocky Flats bomb factory reveals a reckless decade at the nuclear weapons plant before it was closed in 1989.
by R.e. Baird, Mar 30, 1998 -
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Tribes protest Ward Valley dump site
Members of five Native American tribes are protesting the government's plan to store nuclear waste in Ward Valley, Calif.
by Michelle Nijhuis, Mar 16, 1998 -
Book Reviews
Learning sustainable technology
The nonprofit Solar Energy International offers courses in water, wind and solar power.
by Staff, Mar 02, 1998 -
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Feds ready to get WIPPed
The controversial Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, N.M., is scheduled to open to store nuclear waste this spring.
by Michelle Nijhuis, Mar 02, 1998 -
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Waste to snake through West
The Department of Energy plans to ship five loads of nuclear waste from Concord, Calif., to the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory.
by Jane Braxton Little, Mar 02, 1998 -
Book Reviews
Oil leasing sparks debate
Environmentalists are fighting the Forest Service's proposal to open 370,000 acres south of Yellowstone to oil and gas leasing.
by Staff, Feb 02, 1998 -
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State fights nuclear waste shipments
Congress authorizes storage of 50,000 tons of nuclear waste at the Nevada Test Site despite protests and warnings of environmentalists.
by Jason Lenderman, Jan 19, 1998 -
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Borrowing courage from the past
Lewis and Clark National Forest Supervisor Gloria Flora discusses making the decision to protect Montana's Rocky Mountain Front from oil and gas drilling.
by Lauran Dundee, Oct 13, 1997






