Apaches split over nuclear waste, the government seeks radiation warnings that will endure the test of time, and more.
Apaches split over nuclear waste
The marriage of progress and preservation on the 460,000-acre Mescalero reservation is threatening to crack. Tribal leaders were first in the nation to agree to study temporary storage of high-level radioactive waste from power plants. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/24.1/download-entire-issue
Panels seek radiation warnings that will travel well through time
Thanks to federal environmental laws, the DOE must take into account the next 10 millennia when planning for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste from bomb-building. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/24.1/download-entire-issue
Group wants to bag the Animal Damage Control Agency
Tucson, Ariz.-based Wildlife Damage Review spreads the word about how taxpayers finance the killing of predators. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/24.1/download-entire-issue
1991 Index
See a list of all High Country News articles published in 1991, categorized by subject. Click link to view PDF. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline 1991 Index.