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Show THE ZEPHYR/OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2006 of hazardous wastes. There must be a programmatic EIS prepared that covers the whole gamut and separate site-specific EIS studies that cover each affected site. Our health comes first. Have our citizens been placed in harm's way? In nearby Mon- 4 Mm, Ln, La, Min, Mi, hi, li, Mi, Mn, hi, hs Min, Mr, < TSAKURSHOVI ticello, a current study will determine the extent of the cancer deaths in the town. The town once had a uranium mill, now reclaimed. For a number of years we have called for epidemiologal studies that would cover the entire San Juan County. This has been continuously rejected by regulatory agencies for unknown reasons. Mf MM The White Mesa mill emits radioactive and toxic pollutants into the air. Windblown particulates and gases travel off-site and eventually affect our water and wildlife and us. It is a continuous and perilous situation. The White Mesa mill emits radioactive and toxic pollutants into the air. Windblown particulates and gases travel off-site and eventually affect our water and wildlife and us. MM It is a continuous and perilous situation. Ancient archeological sites on the mill property have been destroyed. Others in the area, such as pit houses, kivas, storage sites, and burials await the same fate if IUC con- structs a new tailings impoundment at the mill. Transportation problems loom ahead. There will be impacts on the streets of Moab, a city that relies economically on mom-and-pop outfits and “industrial tourism.” Under the expanded program some 120 to 150 haul trucks per day would be on the road - possibly passing through Moab, Monticello and Blanding; and definitely passing through Monticello and Blanding via La Sal Junction or Dove Creek. “Danger: Nuclear Waste Ahead.” Groundwater, which underlies the dump, risks being polluted. The current impoundments — constructed over 20 years ago — are lined with thin plastic. The detection system will surely not detect leaks until the Navajo aquifer has already been contaminated. What a catastrophe it would be should radiation and harmful chemicals enter the aquifer. The communities of White Mesa and Bluff rely on this aquifer for their drinking water. Drink at your peril. Racial and environmental injustice raises its ugly head too. San Juan County comprises over 50 percent Native American people, and it shows the lowest average income of any county in Utah. The IUC mill lies adjacent to land belonging to the White Mesa items including over 150 Katsina dolls done in the traditionalstyle, as well as baskets, ceremonial textiles, aA jewelry, potteryand more. q We also have complete visitor information (including connections for knowledgeable and articulate guides) to make your visit to Hopi a memorable and enjoyable one. So come visit Tsakurshovi, the shop with the unpronouncable name. We're located 1 1/2 miles east of the Hopi Cultural Center at MP 381 on Highway 264 in the heart of the Hopi Rez. TSAKURSHOVI (The home of the "Don't Worry-Be Hopi" T-shirt) PO box 234, Second Mesa, AZ 86043 1-928-734-2478 Utes. I doubt that we can wholly rid ourselves of all of the threats, but we can surely control them if all concerned citizens and concerned citizen groups get with it. We must not jeopardize our lives and squander away our heritage. We must not allow our government, or the IUC, or the mining industry and its lobbies to cause us harm and heavily impact our lives. With forethought and action we can yet do something about it. wvVvvvvTvvVvvVvvVvvVvVv Edward Abbey: Note: Please do contact Sarah Fields to join the cause or for more information. I don’t often plea for money, but those who want to help can also send a few bucks or more to Sarah. A Voice in the Wilderness New Director’s Cut Now on DVD This issue is so important. Contact address: Sarah Fields, Chair, Nuclear Waste Committee, Glen Canyon Group, Sierra Club: (435) 259-4734 P. O. Box 143, Moab, UT 84532 Ken Sleight’s phone number: (435) 259-8575 Email: kensleight@frontiernet.net Back of Beyond Books A draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (EA) concerning its Uranium Leas- ing Program can be obtained from the DOE in Grand Junction. Phone Tracy Plessinger, Ken Sanders Rare Books Program Manager, (970) 248-6197, or at http://www.lm.doe.gov/land/sites/uranium_leas- ing/uranium_leasing.htm The reader can gain further perspective by tuning into the IUC website: www.intlu- and on the web ranium.com 2007 calendars are now. in stock! GET YOURS AT’ BACK OF BEYOND ORORDERONLINE: BOOKS WWW.CALENDARS.COM NEXT year will be THIS year before you know it 17 |