Activists deplore proposed cuts in nuclear-waste cleanup funds.(Military Production Network; Dept. of Energy clean-up of nuclear weapons facilities) From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: May 26, 1995| Author: Vidulich, Dorothy | COPYRIGHT 1995 National Catholic Reporter. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

WASHINGTON -- A group that monitors the government's nuclear-waste cleanup charged that proposed funding cuts for cleanup "represent a plan to default on the nation's obligation to its own citizens."

The comments were made by Tom Marshall, coordinator of Rocky Flats Peace Center of Boulder, Colo., during a May 8 press briefing that opened five days of lobbying efforts sponsored by the Military Production Network, MPN. The network, based in Washington, is an alliance of orga...

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