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January 31, 2020: In historic vote, the Saugeen Ojibway Nation members have overwhelmingly voted “No” to Ontario Power Generation's proposed Deep Geologic Repository (DGR) for low- and intermediate-level nuclear waste, at the Bruce Nuclear site in the Municipality of Kincardine.
https://www.saugeenojibwaynation.ca/vote-results/December 6, 2019: A bipartisan group of U.S. House members from Michigan wrote to Canada's leader, expressing their "strong opposition" to that country's possible plans to locate a nuclear waste repository near the Great Lakes.
Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau
July 13, 2019: Stop The Great Lakes Nuclear Dump petition opposing OPG's proposed nuclear waste repository on the shores of Lake Huron surpasses 100,000 signatures!
September 22, 2018 Update: The Great Lakes Legislative Caucus, a nonpartisan group of state and provincial lawmakers from eight U.S. states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin) and two Canadian provinces (Ontario and Quebec) have passed a resolution reaffirming their opposition to OPG's proposed nuclear waste repository or any nuclear waste repository in the Great Lakes Basin.
GLLC 2018 resolution
The current number of resolutions passed opposing OPG's proposed nuclear waste dump stands at 232.
November 30, 2017: 104 Great Lakes Mayors and Top Elected Officials join forces in calling on Minister McKenna to reject OPG proposed nuclear waste repository. September 13, 2017. City of Mississauga passes resolution reaffirming opposition to OPG plan.
August 21, 2017: Minister McKenna announces new timetable for decision on DGR June 26, 2017. Opposition to OPG plan continues to grow. Forty new resolutions passed in Ontario and Michigan in April/May 2017. The current number of resolutions passed opposing OPG's proposed nuclear waste dump stands at 227.
June 7, 2017: 32 Members of Congress write to Secretary of State Tillerson urging him to use legal or diplomatic means to cause Canada to require OPG to consider alternative sites for the DGR. May 8, 2017. City of Cornwall passes resolution reaffirming its opposition to OPG proposed nuclear waste dump. The current number of resolutions passed opposing OPG's proposed nuclear waste dump stands at 215.
April 6, 2017: Congressman Dan Kildee statement on additional delay of OPG nuclear waste repository. February 1, 2017: 23 Members of Congress write to Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs urging Canada to explore nuclear waste repository options outside of the Great Lakes basin and vehemently disagreeing with OPG report conclusion that there is little interest among the general public regarding the DGR project at the Bruce Nuclear site. February 1, 2017: Congressman Paul Mitchel with 12 Members of Congress ask President Trump to urge Canada to halt OPG nuclear waste repository project. January 12, 2017: Stop The Great Lakes Nuclear Dump letter to Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna calling for rejection of OPG nuclear waste dump plan. December 28,2016: Ontario Power Generation releases report in response to request from Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna. December 12,2016: The Governor in Council has extended the time limit for the issuance of the Decision Statement for the proposed DGR project by 243 days. "No Social License" You Tube video "Call to Action" You Tube video January 18,2016 Update: 2 new resolutions passed - Town of New Tecumseth, Ontario and City of St. Clair, Michigan.
November 23, 2015 Update: Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario and Village of Burr Ridge, Illinois pass resolutions opposing OPG proposed nuclear waste repository.
Print poster, fill in the blanks, take a selfie, post on Facebook and Twitter and email to Minister of Environment and Climate Change at catherine.mckenna@parl.gc.ca. November 5, 2015: 6 U.S. Senators and 26 U.S. Representatives, from a number of Great Lakes states have written to the new Canadian prime minister urging him to block plans for an underground storage facility for nuclear waste near Lake Huron in Ontario. October 28, 2015 Update: Town of Midland, Town of Wasaga Beach and Lennox & Addington County pass resolutions.
October 13, 2015 Update: City of Cornwall passes resolution.
Brian Masse says rethink storing nuclear waste next to the Great Lakes Stop The Great Lakes Nuclear Dump announces Great Lakes Nuclear Dump Town Hall Event October 6, 2015 at City of Toronto Council Chambers. Download Town Hall Flyer
September 26, 2015 Update: The Great Lakes Legislative Caucus, a nonpartisan group of state and provincial lawmakers from eight U.S. states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin) and two Canadian provinces (Ontario and Quebec) has passed a resolution opposing the OPG proposed nuclear waste repository or any nuclear waste repository in the Great Lakes Basin. September 22, 2015 Update: Town of Greater Napanee passes resolution.
September 14, 2015 Update: City of St. Thomas, Town of Coboug, Township of Stone Mills and Northumberland County pass resolutions. September 10, 2015: Stop Nuclear Waste by our Lakes Act 2015 introduced in the US Senate by US Senator Debbie Stabenow [D-MI], co-sponsored by US Senators Sherrod Brown [D-OH], Richard Durban [D-IL], Mark Kirk [R-IL] and Gary Peters [D-MI] . Stop Nuclear Waste by our Lakes Act 2015 August 10, 2015 Update: Municipality of Bluewater, Loyalist Township, and Macomb County Michigan pass resolution. August 10, 2015: National Association of Counties, representing 2,300 Counties and 255 million Americans passes resolution opposing OPG nuclear waste repository. NACo Press Release and Resolution July 16, 2015 Update: Oakland County Michigan (population 1.2 million, 2nd largest in Michigan) passes resolution. July 9, 2015: Senator Kirk Amendment to Protect the Great Lakes from Canadian Nuclear Waste heads to the Senate Floor. Senator Kirk Amendment July 15, 2015 Update: Frontenac County and Township of Frontenac Islands pass resolutions. Opposition spreading to Eastern Ontario.
June 29, 2015 Update: City of Oshawa passes resolution.
June 23, 2015 Update: Norfolk County, Ontario passes resolution.
June 29, 2015 Update: Elgin County, Ontario passes resolution.
June 2, 2015 Update: Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands passes resolution.
May 27, 2015: Great Lakes Waterkeepers and Waterkeeper Alliance Urge Canadian Authorities to Ditch the Great Lakes Nuclear Dump Press Release May 22, 2015: US Senator Mark Kirk [R-IL] urges President Obama to engage the Canadian Government and International Joint Commission to address OPG's threatening proposal to permanentaly store toxic nuclear waste under the Great Lakes Basin. Senator Kirk Letter to President Obama May 19, 2015 Update: City of Detroit passes resolution.
May 14, 2015: Mohawk Council of Kahnawake letter of support to SON Chief Vernon Roote "We are writing this letter of support for you and your community in regards to your fight to prevent the creation of a repository for nuclear waste on the Bruce Power site on the banks of Lake Huron." Letter of Support May 12, 2015: Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative Statement "Joint Review Panel has more work to do, especially with regard to considering other possible locations for the DGR. Recognizing that an accident would cause irreparable if not life changing damage to fresh water that serves 40 million people, caution and patience in this decision are imperative." GLSLCI Press Statement May 8, 2015: AM980 London: The Pulse with Devon Peacock with guest Beverly Fernandez
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May 7, 2015: Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee Press Statement re: Joint Review Panel decision to endorse OPG nuclear waste burial and abandonment plan. Michigan Congressman Kildee Press Statement May 7, 2015: Michigan State Senator Phil Pavlov Press Statement re: Joint Review Panel decision to endorse OPG nuclear waste burial and abandonment plan. Michigan State Senator Phil Pavlov Press Release May 6, 2015: Stop The Great Lakes Nuclear Dump reacts to Joint Review Panel decision to endorse OPG nuclear waste burial and abandonment plan. STGLND Press Release May 6, 2015: Joint Review Panel gives green light to OPG nuclear waste burial and abandonment plan. Canadian government decision due before end of summer 2015. Full Report May 4, 2015 Update: Genesee County, Michigan and Traverse City, Michigan pass resolutions.
April 16, 2015 Update: Will County, Illinois passes resolution. April 13, 2015: US Senator Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] introduces resolution in US Senate that Canadian government should not allow a permanent nuclear waste repository to be built within the Great Lakes Basin, co-sponsored by Mark Kirk [R-IL], Gary Peters [D-MI], Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] and Richard Durbin [D-IL]. S.Res.134 April 13, 2015: US Representative Dan Kildee [D-MI] introduces resolution in US House of Representatives that Canadian government should not allow a permanent nuclear waste repository to be built within the Great Lakes Basin, co-sponsored by John Conyers, Jr. [D-MI], Debbie Dingell [D-MI], Robert J. Dold [R-IL], Tammy Duckworth [D-IL], Sean P. Duffy [R-WI], Marcia L. Fudge [D-OH], Brian Higgins [D-NY], David P. Joyce [R-OH], Marcy Kaptur [D-OH], Brenda L. Lawrence [D-MI], Sander Levin [D-MI], Candice S. Miller [R-MI], Janice D. Schakowsky [D-IL] and Louise McIntosh Slaughter [D-NY]. H.Res.194 April 9, 2015 Update: Lake County, IN passes resolution.
March 31, 2015: City of Milwaukee, WI passes resolution
March 12, 2015 Update: Erie County, NY passes resolution.
February 11, 2015: AM980 London: The Pulse with Devon Peacock with guest Beverly Fernandez. Listen from 20:30 to 36:47 February 10, 2015: Lake County, Illinois passes resolution Read STGLND Press Release February 10, 2015: DuPage County, Illinois passes resolution opposing the Kincardine DGR or any nuclear waste repository within the Great Lakes Basin Read STGLND Press Release January 21, 2015: City of Chicago, Illinois passes resolution opposing the Kincardine DGR or any nuclear waste repository within the Great Lakes Basin Read STGLND Press Release October 9, 2014: Cook County, Illinois passes resolution opposing the Kincardine DGR or any nuclear waste repository within the Great Lakes Basin Read STGLND Press Release September 18, 2014: US Senators Carl Levin [D-MI], co-sponsored by Debbie Stabenow [D-MI], Mark Kirk [R-IL], and Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] introduce resolution in US Senate that Canadian government should not allow a permanent nuclear waste repository to be built within the Great Lakes Basin S.Res.565 September 11, 2014: State Senator Phil Pavlov [R-MI] testifies before Joint Review Panel Public Hearings and calls for Canadian government to follow its own standards. 1986 Statement by Joe Clark, Canada's Secretary of State for External Affairs concerning the US Nuclear Waste Repository Program September 10, 2014: Beverly Fernandez, Stop The Great Lakes Nuclear Dump Spokesperson, testifies before the Joint Review Panel at DGR Public Hearings. …Webcast. Listen starting at 1:24 September 8, 2014: US Representative Dan Kildee [D-MI] co-sponsored by Sander Levin [D-MI] introduces resolution in US House of Representatives that Canadian government should not allow a permanent nuclear waste repository to be built within the Great Lakes Basin H.Res.716 September 3, 2014: Waterkeeper Alliance joint letter to US Secretary of State John Kerry calling for withdrawal of OPG DGR plans Letter to John Kerry August 28, 2014: AM980 London: The Pulse with Devon Peacock with guest Beverly Fernandez Opponents of nuclear waste facility meet in Bay City August 12, 2014: Panel denies Pavlov right to present public testimony on behalf of Thumb area residents.
Decision contradicts the intent of Boundary Waters Treaty News Release August 7, 2014: Closed Meetings Investigator finds Bruce County Council meetings with Nuclear Industry Reps in Contravention of Ontario Municipal Act Amberley Gavel Investigation Report July 29, 2014: Michigan State Senator Phil Pavlov Town Hall Meeting in Port Huron: July 29, 2014: US Representative Dan Kildee [D-MI] letter to Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs on nuclear waste repository issues in Great Lakes Basin Letter to John Baird July 21, 2014: Stop The Great Lakes Nuclear Dump files submission to the Joint Review Panel for re-opened public hearings …To learn more July 16, 2014: Dr. David Suzuki, award-winning scientist, environmentalist, broadcaster, Companion of the Order of Canada, holder of 26 honorary degrees, recipient of UNESCO's Kalinga Prize for science, the United Nations Environment Program medal, the 2009 Right Livelihood Award, and Global 500 calls for halt to Ontario Power Generation proposed nuclear waste repository in Kincardine, Ontario.…Learn more June 11, 2014: Michigan Senate unanimously passes bill and resolutions package sponsored by Senator Phil Pavlov and co-sponsored by Senators John Proos, Jack Brandenburg, Michael Green, Tonya Schuitmaker, Hoon-Yung Hopgood , Rick Jones, Goeffrey Hansen, James Marleau, Michael Kowall, David Hildenbrand Bill and Resolutions Package April 17, 2014: Another look at the Deep Geologic Repository Plan - Agenda Producer Hilary Clark interviews Beverly Fernandez …To learn more February 27, 2014: Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee expressing concerns over Kincardine nuclear waste repository in light of WIPP leak …To learn more February 26, 2014: United Tribes of Michigan Joins in Resistance to DGR: …To learn more February 21, 2014: U.S. Representative Candice Miller requests federal intervention through the International Joint Commission to prevent the construction Kincardine nuclear waste repository Letter to US Secretary of State John Kerry:Feb 21, 2014 November 14, 2013: City of Toronto passes resolution opposing the Kincardine DGR …To learn more Congressman Dan Kildee: Ontario Nuclear Waste Site near Great Lakes Potentially Threatens Both U.S. and Canada's Economy, Water Resources …To learn more October 30, 2013: US Representatives Kildee, Dingell, Levin and Peters express serious concerns with proposed Canadian nuclear waste site Letter to Joint Review Panel Press coverage in USA Today: Fears surface over Lake Huron nuke dump proposal …To learn more October 21, 2013: US Senators Debbie Stabenow, Carl Levin call for intervention with proposed Canadian nuclear waste site Letter to US Secretary of State John Kerry October 9, 2013: City of Mississauga passes resolution opposing the DGR. …To learn more September 21, 2013: Beverly Fernandez, Stop The Great Lakes Nuclear Dump Spokesperson, testifies before the Joint Review Panel at DGR Public Hearings. …To watch webcast September 17, 2013: Dr. David Suzuki sides with Stop The Great Lakes Nuclear Dump in opposing OPG nuclear waste repository …To learn more September 13, 2013: OPG nuclear waste repository press coverage in Toronto Star, Canada's highest circulation newspaper …To learn more September 13, 2013: Nuclear waste repository issue achieves press coverage in Globe & Mail, Canada's national newspaper …To learn more September 12, 2013: PRESS RELEASE - Toronto, Ontario North American Physicians oppose Ontario Power Generation's Proposed Nuclear Waste Repository …To learn more September 5, 2013: Michigan State Representative Sarah Roberts releases youtube video speaking out against the proposed nuclear waste repository …Watch Video August 28, 2013: LAWN SIGNS NOW AVAILABLE …To learn more September 16, 2013: FINAL PUBLIC HEARINGS will begin …To learn more August 19, 2013: Stop The Great Lakes Nuclear Dump spokesperson Beverly Fernandez speaks at Michigan Town Hall …Watch Video August 11, 2013: Michigan State Senator Hoon-Yung Hopgood releases youtube video promoting Stop The Great Lakes Nuclear Dump petition …Watch Video May 16-17, 2013: Stop The Great Lakes Nuclear Dump makes presentation to bi-national Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative mayors group …To learn more May 13, 2013: Stop The Great Lakes Nuclear Dump files comprehensive submission to the Joint Review Panel …To learn more
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January 31, 2020
First Nation votes 'no' on nuclear waste storage in Bruce County, Ont. by Scott Miller
WINGHAM, ONT. -- Members of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON) have voted down plans to bury Ontario's low- and intermediate-level nuclear waste within 1.2 kilometres of Lake Huron.
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January 31, 2020
Saugeen Ojibway Nation votes against OPG's proposed DGR
The Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON) has voted “No” to Ontario Power Generation (OPG)'s proposed Deep Geologic Repository (DGR) for low- and intermediate-level nuclear waste, at the Bruce Nuclear site in the Municipality of Kincardine.
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January 31, 2020
SON members vote against OPG's DGR plan
Ontario Power Generation officials say they will look for alternatives to a deep geologic repository for low- and intermediate-level waste at the Bruce nuclear development site at Tiverton after Saugeen Ojibway Nation members voted strongly against the plan.
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December 6, 2019
First Nation vote on nuclear waste DGR set for Jan. 31 by Scott Miller
WINGHAM, ONT. -- The Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON) will decide if nuclear waste is buried along the shores of Lake Huron in a little over a month.
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December 6, 2019
Michigan lawmakers to Trudeau: Don't store nuclear waste near lakes
A bipartisan group of U.S. House members from Michigan wrote Friday to Canada's leader, expressing their "strong opposition" to that country's possible plans to locate a nuclear waste repository near the Great Lakes.
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October 28, 2019
Nuclear waste burial decision expected by end of 2019 by Scott Miller
WINGHAM, Ont. -- We’ll know by the end of 2019 whether nuclear waste will be allowed to be buried in Bruce County.
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Nuclear-waste bunker decision likely to fall to next federal governmentby Colin Perkel
The much-delayed and politically fraught decision on a proposed multibillion-dollar nuclear-waste storage bunker near Lake Huron now appears certain to fall to Canada’s next government.
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Ontario NDP only party speaking out against nuclear waste bunker near Lake Huron By Colin Perkel, Canadian Press
TORONTO — Of the three main parties vying for office in Ontario’s spring election, only the NDP has spoken out against building a $2.4-billion nuclear waste bunker near Lake Huron.
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Officials continue fight against nuclear waste dump on shores of Lake Huron by Jim Bloch
Just say no to a nuclear waste dump anywhere near the Great Lakes. …More
Canadian, American officials urge Ottawa to reject nuclear-waste proposal By Colin Perkel, Canadian Press
More than 100 mayors and other elected officials on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border are urging Environment Minister Catherine McKenna to put the kibosh on a proposed nuclear-waste bunker near Lake Huron.
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104 elected officials sign letter against nuclear waste burial site by Lake Huron
A "mammoth" list of 104 elected officials from cities and municipalities surrounding the Great Lakes have signed an open letter to Canada's Minister of Environment condemning a plan to bury nuclear waste near Kincardine, Ont.
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'This is a forever project': Saugeen Ojibway Nation mulls massive nuclear waste bunker Canadian Press
Indigenous people in the shadow of one of the world's largest nuclear reactors are adamant their values will underpin their decision on whether to approve a proposed multibillion-dollar storage bunker for radioactive waste — a process that could take at least another year to play out.
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Efforts to squash plans for nuclear waste dump on Lake Huron escalate by Jim Bloch
U.S. Congressman Paul Mitchell, representing Michigan's 10th District, recently delivered an indirect message to the Canadian government, urging it squash the proposed development of a deep geologic repository for nuclear waste on the shores of Lake Huron.
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Congressman acts against nuclear waste site by Brenda Battel
UPPER THUMB -- While the decision to put a nuclear waste repository 55 miles northeast of Huron County lingers, a U.S. congressman is taking action against the move.
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U.S. officials still trying to stop Canada's plan to bury nuclear waste under Lake Huron by Gina Joseph
The House has passed an amendment that prohibits American money for the International Joint Commission (IJC) from being to attend an annual Canadian water resources conference, demonstrating the opposition of the U.S. Congress to the nuclear waste project on the shore of Lake Huron.
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Ottawa seeks info on nuclear-waste bunker's impact on First Nations By Colin Perkel, Canadian Press
Further information on how a proposed nuclear-waste bunker near Lake Huron might affect area First Nations peoples is needed before the government decides whether to approve the project, federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said Monday.
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Proposed nuclear waste dump draws Congressional ire by Jim Bloch
Ontario Power Generation's latest submission to the Canadian government about its proposed nuclear waste dump on the shores of Lake Huron continues to be evasive and overly broad, according to critics of the project.
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Nuclear waste storage near Lake Huron? Congress pushes back by Todd Spangler
WASHINGTON - Virtually all of Michigan's U.S. House delegation today joined a bipartisan group urging Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to do all he can to stop a Canadian power company from building an underground facility to store low to intermediate level nuclear waste near Lake Huron.
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Canadian company answers questions about plan to bury nuclear waste near Lake Huron by By Steve Carmody & Emma Winowiecki
The Canadian energy company Ontario Power Generation is standing by its proposal to store waste from nuclear power plants underground less than a mile from Lake Huron, despite continued opposition by many in the U.S. and Canada.
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MP pushes for action on nuclear waste plan near Great Lakes by Dave Battagello
Windsor MP Brian Masse is calling on the federal government to finally abandon the controversial plan to bury nuclear waste near the Great Lakes in what is known as the Deep Geological Repository.
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Canadian government wants more information about proposed nuclear dump by Jim Bloch
How many swings will the Canadian government give Ontario Power Generation before the firm strikes out in its request to build a nuclear waste dump on the shores of Lake Huron?
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Canadian agency delays approving nuclear waste site by Leonard N. Fleming
A controversial Canadian nuclear waste repository near Lake Huron in Ontario is facing another delay in the approval process from by the Canadian government.
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No end to Ontario's underground nuclear waste dump or resolutions against it by Gina Joseph
The public comment period for information and concerns regarding the underground nuclear waste dump proposed by Ontario Power Generation, for a hop, skip, and jump away from one of Michigan's Great Lakes is now closed.
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Senators, Congressman introduce resolution opposing nuclear waste storage site in Great Lakes Basin by WLUC
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WLUC) - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Gary Peters (D-MI) and Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) today introduced resolutions, in both the House and Senate, expressing opposition to construction of a nuclear waste repository less than a mile from Lake Huron in Ontario.
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Risky or not, Ontario's plan to bury nuclear waste near Lake Huron continues by Gina Joseph
Critics of Ontario Power Generation's plan to build an underground nuclear waste dump on the shores of Lake Huron have always considered it absurd.
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A Canadian company wants to start dumping its nuclear waste next to Lake Huron by Brianna Provenzano
You can't see them, but they're there: chambers of radioactive waste buried deep beneath the earth's surface, hiding out of sight as time slowly defuses their deadly contents.
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Nuclear Dumpsite Idea Dangerous Opinion Reader Letters
I am one of the "supposedly few" Canadians who do care that the integrity of the Great Lakes may be threatened by the construction of a deep nuclear waste dump near the shore of Lake Huron.
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Study shows deep nuclear waste vault at Bruce Nuclear poses no greater harm to Great Lakes than more remote sites by Debora Van Brenk
A deep vault for dry radioactive waste could technically be built somewhere beyond the giant Bruce nuclear plant - but at a higher cost, at greater transport risk and with no environmental advantage, says a new report prepared for the federal government.
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Op-Ed: OPG says we don't care about nuclear waste dump site - Wrong! By Karen Graham
An Ontario Power Generation (OPG) report, done at the request of the federal environment minister, claims relocating a nuclear waste bunker from its proposed site near Lake Huron would cost billions and increase the risks to health and the environment.
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Canada to decide on nuclear waste plan by Tom Henry
One of North America's biggest policy decisions of 2017 is likely to be what Canada does with a long-standing proposal to build a deep underground repository for low and intermediate-level nuclear waste a mile from Lake Huron.
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Ottawa to hold public review of new material on proposed nuclear waste dump by Jim Bloch
Next month, Ontario Power Generation will submit to the Canadian government new information about its proposed Deep Geological Repository for low- and intermediate-level nuclear waste.
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Mayors renew push against nuke DGR by Tyler Kula
Mayors along the Great Lakes Basin renewed their push this week to keep nuclear waste from ending up near their drinking water supply.
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Plan to store nuclear waste near Great Lakes proves radioactive by Steve Friess
If there was an off-key moment during the otherwise flawlessly executed trip to the U.S. Capitol this spring by the new Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, it might have come when he was cornered by Rep. Debbie Dingell.
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OPG complies with request for further study on nuke dump by Jim Bloch
Instead of granting or denying a license to build a nuclear dump by the March 1 deadline, the Canadian government asked Ontario Power Generation to conduct additional studies relating to proposed dump.
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Dingell asks Trudeau to stop nuclear waste site by Todd Spangler
WASHINGTON - Getting the chance to meet the new Canadian prime minister this week, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell also asked him to make sure a nuclear waste facility isn't built near the shores of Lake Huron.
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Kincardine nuclear waste site's paused timeline not enough for opponents by Jennifer Wells
For opponents of the Deep Geologic Repository proposed by Ontario Power Generation, the news that Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna has "paused the timeline" on the project is not good news enough.
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Feds should scrap nuclear waste bunker proposal, critics say by Colin Perkel, Canadian Press
Groups opposed to the burial of nuclear waste near Lake Huron are calling on the federal government to kill a proposal for an underground storage bunker rather than ask for more information on the project.
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Environment minister delays decision on Lake Huron nuclear waste burial site By Shawn McCarthy
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna has dealt a setback to Ontario Power Generation's plan for a nuclear waste burial site on the shores of Lake Huron.
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Feds throw up new roadblocks to nukes dump by Debora Van Brenk
It's not yes - but it's not no, either - for building a contentious deep storage vault for nuclear waste in Southwestern Ontario.
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Pressure mounts on federal Liberals to reject nuclear waste plan by Debora Van Brenk
Canada will suffer massive political fallout if the federal Liberals approve a nuclear waste vault near Kincardine, one of dozens of mayors opposing the plan told The Free Press Monday.
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6,000 - page megapetition dumps on nuke vault plan by Debora Van Brenk
A petition - so big that, with accompanying comments, it would have run 6,000 pages - is in the federal environment minister's in-box to argue against a deep nuclear waste storage vault along the Great Lakes near Kincardine.
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Canada puts off decision on proposed nuclear waste dump near Lake Huron by Steve Carmody
The Canadian government has announced it needs more time to decide if it will OK permits for a nuclear waste storage facility near the shore of Lake Huron.
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Despite election, no change yet to Canadian nuclear waste site plans by Kevin Bunch
The recent Canadian election saw the Liberal Party come to power with new ministers and officials, but the government has not yet announced plans to change its timetable for a decision on the proposed Kincardine nuclear waste site near Lake Huron.
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Trudeau urged to reject Lake Huron nuclear waste site by Todd Spangler
WASHINGTON - Michigan's two U.S. senators and most of its members of the U.S. House on Thursday asked newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to reject the approvals needed for a proposed underground nuclear waste facility to be built less than a mile from Lake Huron's shores in Ontario.
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Mich. lawmakers want Canada nuke waste facility blocked by Melissa Nann Burke
Washington-Twelve members of Michigan's congressional delegation have written to the new Canadian prime minister urging him to block plans for an underground storage facility for nuclear waste near Lake Huron in Ontario.
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New Canadian government could derail plans for nuclear waste dump near Lake Huron by Steve Carmody
Opponents of a proposed nuclear waste dump along Lake Huron are optimistic a new Canadian government will reject the plan.
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Sarnia mayor Mike Bradley lending voice to nuclear waste debate by Tyler Kula
Sarnia's mayor is among an international array of speakers gathering in Toronto Tuesday, trying to bring the subject of a controversial storage proposal for nuclear waste back into the spotlight, as the Canadian federal election campaign enters its final weeks.
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Canada Might Start Dumping Nuclear Waste Near the US Border by Arthur White
A Canadian plan to build an underground nuclear waste dump less than a mile from Lake Huron is getting unfriendly attention from US lawmakers, who are trying to force the Obama administration to invoke a 106-year-old treaty against its northern neighbor.
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U.S. senators try to delay Lake Huron nuke waste site by Todd Spangler
WASHINGTON - Faced with the prospect of a Canadian power company burying nuclear waste within a mile of Lake Huron, Michigan's U.S. senators today announced legislation which would attempt to force the State Department to negotiate a delay with the Canadian government.
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Senate committee passes Kirk amendment to protect Great Lakes from nuclear waste By DuPage Report
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on Friday approved Sen. Mark Kirk's (R-IL) amendment to protect the Great Lakes from a Canadian plan to store 7 million cubic feet of nuclear waste less than a mile from the lakes.
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Decision on Lake Huron nuclear waste facility delayed until after election By Shawn McCarthy
Federal Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq has delayed until after the fall election a controversial decision on whether to approve a proposed nuclear-waste facility on the shores of Lake Huron – an issue that has bitterly divided communities in the region.
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Last chance to comment on Huron nuclear waste facility by Keith Matheny
Michigan residents have another opportunity - perhaps a last chance - to comment on a Canadian proposal to build a deep underground storage facility for radioactive waste within one mile of Lake Huron.
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Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper protests plan to bury N-waste near Lake Huron by T.J. Pignataro
A Canadian power generator's plan to bury nuclear waste deep along Lake Huron's shores is a threat not just to Canadians, but to 40 million Great Lakes-area residents on both sides of the border, according to Buffalo-area environmental organizations.
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Why NOT in our backyard? by Debora Van Brenk
The farm fields of Bruce County meander down to the Lake Huron coast in a pastoral journey along woodlands, over creeks and through one-street hamlets — and toward a massive installation that, in any setting anywhere, would seem incongruous.
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Anishinabek Nation joins Saugeen Ojibway Nation Opposing Nuclear Waste by NNL Staff in Anishinabek
Nipissing First Nation - Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee says "The Anishinabek Nation stands behind the Saugeen Ojibway Nation opposing the Joint Review Panel’s recommendation to proceed with a plan to bury nuclear waste deep under Bruce County". …More
Fight heats up to stop plan to bury nuclear waste near Great Lakes by Dave Battagello
Environmentalists and politicians say the fight has only begun despite a federal panel's recommendation for approval of Ontario Power Generation's plan to bury nuclear waste near Kincardine - about one kilometre away from Lake Huron and the Great Lakes.…More
Panel: Nuclear waste dump on Lake Huron is 'preferred option' by Jim Bloch
The best place for a Canadian nuclear waste dump is less than a mile from the shores of Lake Huron.
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Plans for lakeside nuke dump advance despite opposition by Beth LeBlanc
Plans for a lakeside nuclear waste facility — a project that more than 75 Michigan communities opposed, that prompted resolutions, bills and opposition from state legislators — have received the thumb's up in Canada.…More
More communities expected to join fight to stop nuclear waste repository near Kincardine
A federal review panel's 'praising' endorsement of Ontario's largest electricity generator and its proposed nuclear waste repository speaks volumes about the state of the regulatory world, says Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley.
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Lake Huron nuclear waste plan passes environmental assessment by Canadian Press
A Canadian environmental assessment concludes burying hazardous nuclear material near the shore of Lake Huron in a deep underground bunker is the best way to deal with the waste.…More
Deep Divisions by Debora Van Brenk
The rift between utility giant Ontario Power Generation and opponents of its proposal to bury nuclear waste near Lake Huron's shore, in the shadow of the world's largest operating nuclear plant, is as wide as the burial site would be deep.
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Congressman Opposes Nuclear Waste Facility in Canada by Gordon Evans
Congressman Dan Kildee says there should be a better way to store nuclear waste. The Democrat from Flint says a proposed facility in Canada isn't a good answer.
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Congressman outlines opposition to proposed nuclear waste facility
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) -- There's bipartisan support for a resolution opposing the construction of a Canadian nuclear waste storage facility less than a mile from Lake Huron.
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Reject burying nuke waste in Great Lakes basin: Thorold politicians by Paul Forsyth
THOROLD - Burying nuclear waste that will remain toxic for a thousand centuries a short hop from the shoreline of a Great Lake would be foolhardy, Thorold politicians want the world to know.
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Kildee: Congress should oppose Canada's nuclear waste plan AP Wire
Michigan Rep. Dan Kildee said Friday he will push Congress to officially oppose Canada's plans to allow nuclear waste to be stored underground less than a mile from Lake Huron, saying the country should find a site farther away from the Great Lakes, the world's largest body of surface fresh water.
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Deep Burial, High Stakes by Debora Van Brenk
More than one km from Lake Huron, far underground, a burial option for Ontario's least dangerous nuclear waste has rippled across the Great Lakes, with scores of cities opposed. A decision is looming.
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Opposition to Lake Huron nuclear waste dump continues to grow by Jim Bloch
Cities and counties in Illinois are among the 143 governmental bodies that have passed resolutions opposing a proposed nuclear waste dump in Kincardine, Ontario, less than a mile from Lake Huron. The proposed site, officially called a Deep Geologic Repository, is about 100 miles north-northeast of Port Huron.
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