Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry said he would veto the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in Nevada despite having supported it in Senate votes in the past. Running mate Sen. John Edwards previously voted for it as well.

Kerry spoke at a rally yesterday in which he criticized President Bush for accepting a recommendation to move forward with Yucca Mountain. During the campaign, Bush had said he would take a hard look before approving the site.

The state of Nevada overwhelmingly opposes the site. It is located on Western Shoshone land that was part of the Treaty of Ruby Valley. Bush signed into law a bill to pay tribal members for the lost land.

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Kerry Has Nevada's Ear on Yucca Mountain Plan (The Washington Post 8/11)
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Kerry Criticizes U.S. Plan to Send Nuclear Waste to Nevada (The New York Times 8/11)
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Kerry rallies Democrats, says election crucial to U.S. (The Las Vegas Review-Journal 8/11)
Kerry rallies Democrats over nuclear waste dump (The Reno Gazette-Journal 8/11)

Relevant Links:
The Yucca Mountain Project, Department of Energy - http://www.ymp.gov
Nuclear Waste Project Office - http://www.state.nv.us/nucwaste

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