[CPEO-MEF] Hanford (WA) cleanup money a challenge

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Murray: Cleanup money to be a challenge


By Annette Cary
Mid-Columbia Tri-City Herald (WA)
June 1, 2006

Getting adequate money for Hanford cleanup will be a challenge this 
year, said Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., during a visit to the Tri-Cities 
on Wednesday.

With the war in Iraq and other issues putting pressure on the federal 
budget, senators and representatives are looking at anything they can 
take out of the budget, she said.

"We're a big target because we're a big number," she said.

It's not just Congress that the Washington delegation has to convince of 
the importance of paying for cleanup of the nuclear reservation, but 
also the Department of Energy. ...

For the entire article, see
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/tch/local/story/7789103p-7702350c.html

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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