Spokane City Council joins Mayor Brown in concerns over transportation of radioactive waste
City Councilmember Zack Zappone sponsored a letter that will be sent to state and federal representatives and agencies expressing concern over the proposed route.
City Council concerned over plans to transport radioactive waste through Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash. - A plan to transport liquid, radioactive waste by traveling through Spokane via train or truck has stirred opposition from Mayor Lisa Brown and from City Council Members.
Brown protests federal plan to transport liquid radioactive waste through Spokane
A plan to ship 2,000 gallons of radioactive waste from Washington state to Texas and Utah might result in it rolling through Spokane. If successful, Mayor Lisa Brown said millions could follow. Brown sent a letter on Wednesday,
Spokane Mayor opposes plans to transport 'millions of gallons' of liquid radioactive waste through Spokane
The City said hazardous waste would be shipped through Spokane from the Hanford Nuclear Site to Texas and Utah in liquid form.
Mayor Lisa Brown opposes hazardous waste shipments through Spokane
In a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the State of Washington, Mayor Lisa Brown voiced her strong opposition to
Transport of radioactive liquid waste from Hanford Site draws concern from Spokane, Oregon officials
Some 2,000 gallons of low-level, liquid radioactive waste are set to be shipped from the Hanford Site in Richland next year, and they might be passing through Spokane. Part of a $17 million United States Department of Energy project called the "Test Bed Initiative,
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Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown opposes federal plan to transport hazardous waste through city
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown said she is against federal plans to potentially ship hazardous waste ...
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