Read on to find out why this is not a good thing. In 1995, it was attempted to attach it to the omnibus Senate appropriations bill, which contained such huge items, such as Medicare cuts, that there could be no debate on this issue. This is the context in which the transfer would take place, so we have to stay alert. If the land is transfered to the state, many environmental regulations can be bypassed and the dump can be built prior to completion of necessary health and safety studies. Nuclear waste storage facilities have a history of leaking, such as the Beatty, NV and Hanford, WA sites.
Ward Valley is sacred land, and the Colorado River is sacred as well.
The Colorado River Indian Tribes are all opposed to the construction of the nuclear waste storage facility. This is one more case in which the government is unloading its nuclear waste onto Indian land. While the entire Southwest would suffer if the river was contaminated, the Fort Mojave, Chemehuevi, and other Colorado River reservations would be in closest proximity to the site, and they would suffer the most. Please contact your Senators, Representatives, and Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt to oppose the land transfer. Once in the hands of the California State government, it will be very difficult if not impossible to prevent the construction of the nuclear waste disposal facility.