[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS, WILDLIFE: Construction Support at the Jefferson Proving Ground (IN)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service operates the Big Oaks National 
Wildlife Refuge (BONWR) on 50,000 acres at the former Jefferson Proving 
Ground in southern Indiana. In many ways, the Refuge is like any other 
expanse of preserved habitat, but access is limited because the property 
contains millions of rounds of unexploded ordnance. The Refuge wants the 
Army to clear land so it can build a visitor center and replace a 
bridge, but the Army refuses to use BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) 
funds to conduct any form of area clearance. Congressman Baron Hill is 
seeking funds to conduct munitions response and building the proposed 
visitors' center.

To download my 4-page, 1.9 MB report, go to 
http://www.cpeo.org/pubs/JPGClearance.


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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org




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