The nuclear triangle: has the Southwest been selected as America's nuclear waste dump?

From: E | Date: January 1, 1996| Author: Morrison, Alva | Copyright information

People in western Texas and southern New Mexico are complaining that the Southwest is being targeted as a nuclear waste dump by nuclear facilities in the eastern states. Residents are particularly concerned about radioactive contamination of the region's scarce water supply.

Bill Addington stands West Texas-tall behind the register of the general store he runs with his mother in the tiny town of Sierra Blanca. He generally speaks softly but firmly, with the politeness of a southern ...

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