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From: Brian Skowron <yincait@cts.com>


WARD VALLEY COALITION
2760 Golden Gate, San Francisco, California 94118 (415) 868-2146
Alliance for Survival, Alliance of Atomic Veterans, Americans for a Safe
Future, Bay Area Nuclear (BAN) Waste Coalition, California Communities
Against Toxics, Committee to Bridge the Gap, Chemehuevi Indian Tribe,
Greenpeace, Colorado River Indian Tribes, Desert Citizens Against
Pollution, Fort Mojave Indian Tribe,  Nuclear Information and Resource
Service, Physicians for Social Responsibility (partial list).
WARD VALLEY EMERGENCY ACTION ALERT
This is the most critical point in the struggle to save Ward Valley from
a radioactive waste dump. Plans are to bury dangerous, long-lived
radioactive waste from nuclear power reactors in shallow, unlined
trenches above an aquifer, just 18 miles from the Colorado River, in the
midst of critical habitat for the threatened desert tortoise and in an
area considered sacred homeland by Native American tribes. The dump
threatens our precious water supply!
Nuclear industry allies in Congress have attached a stealth amendment to
the Budget Reconciliation Bill which would force California to host a
national radioactive waste dump.  The legislation attempts to exempt the
dump from all environmental laws and prevent the public from challenging
the maneuver in the courts.  Members of Congress are attempting to
sidestep the law to accommodate the nuclear power industry, allowing
nuclear utilities to transfer liability for radioactive wastes from
reactor sites to the California taxpayer.  Clean up costs are estimated
to be over $500 million.
A stand-alone bill, HR 2334, has been introduced by Representative Brian
Bilbray (R-San Diego) to do the same dirty work.  We must stop both
attempts to push the dump forward.
We must act now!  Our grassroots coalition must generate an unprecedented
outpouring of resistance to this impending catastrophe.  We are appealing
to everyone who cares about our precious natural and cultural resources
to take the time to contact each and every elected official on this Alert.
Send personal letters, phone calls, email and faxes to key legislators.
CONTACT President Clinton, tell him to veto the Budget bill if it
contains a Ward Valley rider and to veto HR 2334, another bill that would
force the dump on California:
President Bill Clinton
The White House
Washington, D. C. 20500
Telephone (202) 456-1414 % Email: president@whitehouse.gov
CONTACT Senator Dianne Feinstein, tell her that she must protect
California's precious water resources, that Ward Valley is adjacent to
the Mojave National Preserve and that she should stand firm with Senator
Boxer to oppose the dump:
Senator Dianne Feinstein
United States Senate
Washington, D. C.  20510
Telephone (202) 224-3841 % FAX (202) 228-3954
Email: Senator@feinstein.senate.gov
CONTACT your Congressional Representative, tell him/her to remove the
Ward Valley rider from the Budget bill, oppose HR 2334 and vote against
any attempts to legislate without due process:
(Your Congressional Representative)
United States House of Representatives
Washington, D. C. 20515
Telephone (202) 224-3121
CONTACT Congressman Jerry Lewis who represents the Ward Valley area in
San Bernardino County (40th Congressional District).  It is important
that Republicans join the opposition to the dump legislation:
Representative Jerry Lewis
2312 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D. C. 20515
Telephone (202) 225-5861 % (909) 862-6030
CONTACT Senators John McCain and Jon Kyl of Arizona.  Tell them that
radioactive contamination of the Colorado River would adversely affect
Arizona businesses and that Native American tribes in their state
adamantly oppose the dump:
Senator John McCain
United States Senate
Washington, D. C. 20510
Telephone (202) 224-2235 % FAX (202) 228-2862 % Email:
senator@mccain.senate.gov
Senator Jon Kyl
United States Senate
Washington, D. C. 20510
Telephone (202) 224-4521 % Email: info@kyl.senate.gov
Please contact each and every legislator on this list TODAY! Negotiations
between the White House and Congress on the Budget Bill are happening
right now.  Call (415) 868-2146 or (619) 326-6267 for more information.
Thank you!