Envirocare owns a low-level toxic waste dump in Utah’s west desert. They have been trying for awhile to be approved to accept higher levels of waste. The health of Utah’s environment continues to be at risk for declining in quality.
This came in from HEAL Utah:
In the Utah state senate today, Sen. Howard Stephenson (R-Draper) introduced a bill (S.B. 70) that would change state law to make it easier for Envirocare to double the size of its radioactive waste dump. Current law requires a company like Envirocare to get regulatory, legislative, and gubernatorial approval before expanding. S.B. 70 would rewrite the law to allow the legislature to override the Governor’s veto.
This bill is very dangerous. The decision to expand or develop nuclear and toxic waste dumps cannot be undone. Once nuclear and toxic waste is brought into Utah, the effects on our health, environment, and state will last for hundreds to thousands of years. Gov. Huntsman, looking after the interests of all Utahns, has already said “N-O” to Envirocare’s expansion. Envirocare is now using their tremendous influence in the legislature to rewrite the law so they can bypass the governor and entrench Utah as the nation’s nuclear waste dump.
Can you join us for a press conference tomorrow to show that the public is opposed to this bill? We need to show Sen. Stephenson and the entire Utah state legislature that re-writing the rules for one company at our expense is unacceptable.
When: Thursday, January 19th 11:45am (the press conference will start at noon and should be over by 12:20pm)
Where: Utah State Capitol, West Building, Main Floor
Also, please take a minute to call Sen. Stephenson to voice your opposition to this bill. Tell him to represent the interests of Utahns not Envirocare’s bottom-line.
office: 972-8814
home: 576-1022
email: hstephenson@utahsenate.org
Thank you.
John Urgo
Outreach Director
HEAL Utah
68 S Main St, Suite 400
SLC, UT 84101
(801) 355-5055
john@healutah.org
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