Hampton Branch Library
Importing Radioactive Waste To Dispose of in Texas
RECEIVED Fri., Aug. 6, 2010
Dear Editor,
A new proposal would allow a private company, Waste Control Specialists, to import radioactive waste from 36 states to dispose of in Texas. The company stands to earn a massive profit while bringing Texas the liability of this radioactive waste for thousands of years. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality engineers and researchers unanimously voted to deny the company a disposal license because the site (in Andrews County) sits atop the Ogallala Aquifer, which stretches from Texas to South Dakota. In fact, the site was formerly known as "Windmill Hill." The director of TCEQ issued the license anyways, causing several employees to quit in protest. Glenn Shankle, the executive director, soon left as well to become a paid lobbyist for Waste Control Specialists. Typical corruption in Austin! We must speak out against this proposal. Our water, health, and future depend on it!
A new proposal would allow a private company, Waste Control Specialists, to import radioactive waste from 36 states to dispose of in Texas. The company stands to earn a massive profit while bringing Texas the liability of this radioactive waste for thousands of years. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality engineers and researchers unanimously voted to deny the company a disposal license because the site (in Andrews County) sits atop the Ogallala Aquifer, which stretches from Texas to South Dakota. In fact, the site was formerly known as "Windmill Hill." The director of TCEQ issued the license anyways, causing several employees to quit in protest. Glenn Shankle, the executive director, soon left as well to become a paid lobbyist for Waste Control Specialists. Typical corruption in Austin! We must speak out against this proposal. Our water, health, and future depend on it!
Regards,
Timothy Gannaway
Timothy Gannaway