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October 20th, 2005, 03:47 PM
Hanford State of the Site meeting November 2nd. Pre-meet at 6 pm. Meeting at 7 pm.
Will Washington heed the will of the voters and put Hanford Clean-Up first?
On November 2nd Washington citizens can engage in a dialogue about Hanford clean-up at the Hanford ‘State of the Site’ meeting . This is the public's opportunity to meet directly with the agency heads in charge of Hanford clean-up (heads of the US Department of Energy Hanford programs and Jay Manning, Director of Washington Department of Ecology.) and voice their concerns about Hanford Clean-Up.
November 2nd will be the one-year anniversary of the passage of Initiative 297: to stop Hanford from becoming a National Radioactive Waste Dump. The US Department of Energy has sued to overturn the initiative, but Washington has the authority to implement the principles of the initiative and Put Hanford Clean-up First. Unfortunately they are not doing so, in turn, Washington is not heeding the will of Washington voters. Please join us at the State of the Site meeting and voice your support for Putting Hanford Clean-Up First. :mad:
University Towers Hotel, 4507 Brooklyn Ave in the University District.
The meeting is at 7 pm, and the pre-meet for activists will be at 6 pm.
Additional Background:
Hanford is already the most polluted place in the Western Hemisphere and the federal government is trying to truck in the bulk of the nation's nuclear weapons facility waste to be stored at Hanford long-term. :eek: I-297 passed with almost 70% voter support statewide in 2004 because Washington voters did not want Hanford to become a National Radioactive Waste Dump. Washington has always had the authority to refuse these shipments due to authority provided under Superfund and the Model Toxics Control Act. The passage of I-297 provides an additional mandate from the voters to Put Hanford Clean-Up FIRST, before New Waste Can Be Added.
Questions?
Contact: Priscilla priscilla@hoanw.org (206) 382-1014
Will Washington heed the will of the voters and put Hanford Clean-Up first?
On November 2nd Washington citizens can engage in a dialogue about Hanford clean-up at the Hanford ‘State of the Site’ meeting . This is the public's opportunity to meet directly with the agency heads in charge of Hanford clean-up (heads of the US Department of Energy Hanford programs and Jay Manning, Director of Washington Department of Ecology.) and voice their concerns about Hanford Clean-Up.
November 2nd will be the one-year anniversary of the passage of Initiative 297: to stop Hanford from becoming a National Radioactive Waste Dump. The US Department of Energy has sued to overturn the initiative, but Washington has the authority to implement the principles of the initiative and Put Hanford Clean-up First. Unfortunately they are not doing so, in turn, Washington is not heeding the will of Washington voters. Please join us at the State of the Site meeting and voice your support for Putting Hanford Clean-Up First. :mad:
University Towers Hotel, 4507 Brooklyn Ave in the University District.
The meeting is at 7 pm, and the pre-meet for activists will be at 6 pm.
Additional Background:
Hanford is already the most polluted place in the Western Hemisphere and the federal government is trying to truck in the bulk of the nation's nuclear weapons facility waste to be stored at Hanford long-term. :eek: I-297 passed with almost 70% voter support statewide in 2004 because Washington voters did not want Hanford to become a National Radioactive Waste Dump. Washington has always had the authority to refuse these shipments due to authority provided under Superfund and the Model Toxics Control Act. The passage of I-297 provides an additional mandate from the voters to Put Hanford Clean-Up FIRST, before New Waste Can Be Added.
Questions?
Contact: Priscilla priscilla@hoanw.org (206) 382-1014