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Federal Lawsuit Filed: Yucca Mountain
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Federal Lawsuit Filed: Yucca Mountain
Nippon Keidanren opposes Fukushima's plan to raise nuke tax
Demonstrators Demand Closing of Indian Point
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Federal Lawsuit Filed: Yucca Mountain High-Level Nuclear Waste
Transportation Plan Will Inflict Appalling Harm on Minority
Communities Nationwide
Any U.S. Senator Voting in Favor of the Yucca Nuclear Waste Dump in
Nevada Will Inflict Great Damage on Minority and Low-Income
Communities Nationwide
LAS VEGAS, Nev., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- A federal lawsuit, brought by
Jonathan Galaviz (a Hispanic-American, filing pro se), opposing the
proposed Yucca Mountain Project (YMP) nuclear waste repository and
the associated national high-level nuclear waste transportation plan
was filed in the U.S. District Court of Nevada on June 28, 2002 (Case
No. CV-S-02-0887-LRH-LRL). The twelve-page complaint contends, among
other allegations, that the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as
amended, and the Yucca Mountain high-level nuclear waste
transportation plan (see YMP Environmental Impact Statement "EIS",
Volume I, Chapter 6) both violate the Equal Protection Clause of the
U.S. Constitution.
"Any U.S. Senator voting in favor of the Yucca nuclear waste dump in
Nevada will inflict great damage on African-American, Hispanic-
American, Asian-American, and Native-American communities nationwide.
High-level nuclear waste shipments will not be transported through
Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, CA or in the posh areas of Georgetown
in Washington D.C., but there will be thousands shipped by truck and
rail through predominately minority and low-income communities for
the next 40 years," Galaviz stated.
Galaviz continued, "High-level nuclear waste shipment routes have
been intentionally selected to travel through predominately minority
communities, such as those in Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Las
Vegas, Atlanta, Jackson (MS), Denver, Chicago, Houston, Miami, St.
Louis, and Washington DC in order to reduce majority opposition to
this flawed $100 Billion project. This lawsuit is strong and
grounded in proven legal principles. Nevadans are united in this
fight and we will prevail."
Subject Matter Expert Press Resource: Luke W. Cole, Director of the
Center on Race, Poverty and Environment, is a national legal expert
in environmental civil rights cases. Mr. Cole is available to the
press by phone at 415-495-8990 to explain concepts in the lawsuit.
Mr. Cole is not representing the Plaintiff at this time.
Press Information: Mr. Galaviz will be available for questions and
interviews in person or by phone (702-595-5880).
A copy (PDF) of the complaint (and case updates and filings) is
available for download at the following website:
http://www.geocities.com/yuccalawsuit
Link for state-by-state high-level nuclear waste routes:
http://www.state.nv.us/nucwaste/states/states.htm
Link for specific high-level nuclear waste transportation routes:
http://www.mapscience.org
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Nippon Keidanren opposes Fukushima's plan to raise nuke tax
TOKYO, July 1 (Kyodo) - Japan's biggest business lobby voiced
opposition Monday to the Fukushima prefectural government's plan to
raise the nuclear fuel tax, stressing that it would hamper the
international competitiveness of Japanese companies.
In a written opinion submitted to Public Management, Home Affairs,
Posts and Telecommunications Minister Toranosuke Katayama, the Japan
Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) urged the minister to consider
the issue prudently.
In late June, the Fukushima prefectural government presented to the
prefectural assembly an ordinance amendment bill, which would
effectively raise the nuclear fuel tax to 13.5% from the current 7%,
starting Nov. 10. The plan needs to be approved by the home affairs
minister even if it is endorsed by the assembly.
The proposed tax hike would affect only two nuclear power plants
operated by Tokyo Electric Power Co. in the prefecture. But Nippon
Keidanren decided to oppose the plan on an industry-wide basis on the
grounds that it runs counter to energy polices and tax reforms aimed
at restoring vitality to the domestic economy and improving the
international competitiveness of Japanese companies.
Nippon Keidanren also fears the proposed tax hike, if put into
effect, will encourage other prefectural governments to create their
own taxes on businesses.
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Demonstrators Demand Closing of Indian Point
ARRISON, N.Y., June 30 (NYTimes) — Waving American flags and speaking
in tones that alternated between playful and passionate, more than
100 demonstrators called today for the closing of the Indian Point
nuclear plant.
Organizers chose the site for the protest, the parking lot of a Metro-
North railroad station five miles upriver from the nuclear plant on
the banks of the Hudson in Buchanan, because it is near the home of
Gov. George E. Pataki.
"It's the end of the legislative session," said Stephen Kent, who
runs the Nuclear Free Hudson, which is based in Garrison and which
sponsored the event with the Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition, "and
we anticipated that the governor might be home."
Mr. Pataki was traveling and not home this afternoon, said Jennifer
Farina, a spokeswoman for the governor.
Several dozen demonstrators took turns on a makeshift stage to
address the crowd.
John Cross, 38, who teaches sociology and Latin American studies at
Vassar, delivered his message in song, accompanying
himself on a guitar. He captured the crowd with his chorus: "If
something happens, it won't be pretty/ We'll have to vacate New York
City."
Referring to the much-talked-about prospect of thyroid cancer in the
event of a radiation leak, Maureen Ritter, who lives in Rockland
County, urged demonstrators to tell politicians, "You have a thyroid,
and you vote."
Although the event was peaceful, officers from the local and state
police and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority stood
between the demonstrators and several dozen Indian Point supporters.
Arlene Sweeney, 56, a housewife from nearby Verplank and a self-
described "pro-Pointer," said she took the afternoon to support
the plant because it is safe and employs a lot of people.
Thomas Clegg, an Indian Point employee who was also demonstrating in
support of the plant, said he had worked there for 26 years and had
such confidence in the plant that on Sept. 11 he stayed at his post
as a nuclear mechanic.
Back on the other side, Mr. Cross turned serious after stepping off
the stage. He pointed out that Indian Point is only about a half hour
from densely populated Manhattan. He shook his head and added, "It's
just the craziest place in the world for it."
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