Radioactive Risks of the
Andrews County Nuclear Waste Dump
Media Advisory
For Immediate Release: March 4, 2009
Contacts:
Diane D'Arrigo 202-841-8588 NIRS
Karen Hadden 512-797-8481 SEED Coalition
WHAT: Press Conference discussing the numerous risks to our health and
environment from the Andrews County nuclear waste dump and
what can be done about it.
WHEN: Friday, March 6th at 10 AM
WHERE: MCM Elegante Hotel, Jamaican Room
5200 E. University Blvd.
Odessa, TX (432-368-5885)
WHO: Diane D'Arrigo, Nuclear Information and Resource Service
(NIRS)
Karen Hadden, Sustainable Energy and Economic Development
(SEED) Coalition
WHY: The permit for the Andrews County ""low-level"" radioactive waste dump has been approved by the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality (TCEQ), but the decision will be appealed.
Citizens need to know what they can still do to protect their land
and lives.