August 3, 2001 Kevin Kamps and Naomi Butorac were sentenced to 7 days in jail for protesting proposed high-level nuclear waste on Native American land at Skull Valley, Utah. Press Release. Press Release
July 31, 2001 Government Admits Each Nuclear Reactor Relicensing Expected to Kill 12 People, Press Release
July 27, 2001 From NIRS’ No Nukes on Native Lands benefit starring John Trudell, 8/24/02 in Washington, D.C. Sammy Blackbear of the Skull Valley Goshutes speaks about the proposed PFS Dump in Skull Valley, Utah Southwest Research and Information Center Letter to Representative Heather Wilson on withdraw of the proposed legislation that would provide up to $10 million per year for three years to domestic uranium producers. Background Information on the Proposed Private Fuel Storage Nuclear Waste Dump NIRS “No Nuke Waste on Native Lands!” Action Sheet, June 9, 2001. NIRS National Day of Action Against Radioactive Racism, in commemoration of Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe anniversary, March 26, 2001 (alert, flyer , press release). Press Release
July 26, 2001 Beware of “Private Fuel Storage” New Report Criticizes Industry Plan for Nuclear Waste. Press Release by NIRS, Ohngo Guadedah Devia Awareness, and Public Citizen. NIRS press advisory, “Protest Against Cook Nuclear Plant for Attempting to Dump High-Level Wastes on Native American Reservation in Utah,” Airplane banner (“Don’t Cook Native Lands with Waste Dumps!”) flying over the Cook Nuclear Power Plant, June 15, 2000 NIRS “No Nuke Waste on Native Lands!” Action Sheet, June 9, 2001. NIRS National Day of Action Against Radioactive Racism, in commemoration of Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe anniversary, March 26, 2001 (alert, flyer , press release). Press Release
July 21, 2001 What If Baltimore Train Tunnel Fire Had Involved High-Level Nuclear Waste? Press Release. Press Release
July 18, 2001 More Than 70 U.S. Peace and Environmental Groups Support Kyoto Protocol Language to Prevent World-Wide Nuclear Power Proliferation, NIRS Press release. Read the Signed Letter. Press Release
July 13, 2001 WISE Amsterdam can (and will) keep carrying out actions against nuclear transports Press Release
July 6, 2001 Press Release – Mock Radioactive Waste Cask Tour at West Valley – Learn the Lessons of West Valley and Idaho National Labs- Funds for Cleanup-Not more nuclear waste!() Press Release
June 29, 2001 Comments to the Department of Energy on the Bush/Cheney Energy Plan Highlighting the Promise of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technologies Press Release
June 27, 2001 A coalition of national and Nevada-based environmental, consumer advocacy, and public interest groups filed a lawsuit today, challenging the weakest aspects of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rule that establishes radiation protection standards for the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. Press Release
