Judge to rule on tribal waste suit

TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2002

A federal judge on Monday said he would decide within a week on a lawsuit filed by tribes and environmental groups.

The Yakama Nation of Washington and the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of Idaho are fighting a proposed reclassification of nuclear waste. The Department of Energy proposed regulations that would allow highly radioactive waste to stay at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington rather than move it to a federal dump.

Get the Story:
Judge in Boise to rule soon on nuclear waste (The Idaho Statesman 7/23)

Relevant Links:
Revised tribal policy, Department of Energy - http://www.hanford.gov/doe/inp/proginfo.htm
Indian Nations Program, Hanford Site - http://www.hanford.gov/doe/inp/index.htm
Cultural and Historic Resource Program, Hanford Site - http://www.hanford.gov/doe/culres/native.html
Tribal Nations Involvement, Office of Environmental Management - http://www.em.doe.gov/em22/tribindx.html

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