"Rep. Kildee: Great Lakes, nuclear storage don't mix"

U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI)U.S. Representative Dan Kildee (D-MI, photo left) has published an op-ed in the Detroit News, rebutting an "Alas, in Atomic Blunderland" editorial the paper recently published in favor of Canada's proposed shoreline radioactive waste dump, as the "best option" for the Great Lakes.

The Flint Democrat concludes his op-ed:

As a congressman representing Michigan, I take my job of protecting the Great Lakes seriously. Whether it's from Asian Carp, invasive species, or now, the threat of nuclear waste, we have a sacred obligation to future generations to protect the Great Lakes from harm. Our vast water resources are a natural beauty and an economic engine for our state, and threatening their vitality is not good for the U.S. or Canada.