MON: NM Weighs Changes To Building Permit For WIPP, 2021 Fire Season Starts Drier Than 2020 + More
- Associated Press U.S. officials are pushing state regulators to clear the way for a new ventilation shaft to be built at the federal governments nuclear waste repository in southern New Mexico, but watchdog groups say modifying the Waste Isolation Pilot Plants permit to allow for the construction could open the door to expansion. The state Environment Departments Hazardous Waste Bureau held a virtual hearing over the past week to gather comments on the proposed permit change. A final decision...
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