Beyond Nuclear - Yucca Mountain

Get your local community to pass a resolution opposing nuclear waste shipments through it! - Sample Resolution

Several jurisdictions have passed resolutions or taken other action against dangerous and unnecessary radioactive waste transportation based on the sample below. These include:

Year 2000 Las Vegas, Nevada ordinance making it illegal to ship high-level radioactive waste through the city
Great Lakes United Resolution Against Barge Shipments of High-Level Radioactive Waste on the Great Lakes;
Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties, and the city of Santa Barbara, CA;
Denver, CO;
St. Louis (1996), St.Louis (2000), St. Louis County Council (2000) and City of Kirkwood, MO;
Philadelphia (11/30/1995), Philadelphia (01/26/1995), Bucks County, and Falls Township, PA;
Mt. Rainier, Takoma Park and Greenbelt, MD;
Marshall and Anson Counties and the town of Wadesboro, NC;
Decatur, GA;
Amherst, MA;
City of Mesquite, NV;
Fishkill, NY (3/11/1996) and East Fishkill, NY (2/9/1996);
Wappinger, NY

(5/28/1996);

United Transportation Union (2/25/1999) ;
Gary, IN 6/1/1999;

Beacon, and City of Port Jervis, NY and more.