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EPA Plan to Deregulate Radioactive Waste Regs

HeadlineNov 18, 2003

The Bush administration is considering allowing low-level radioactive waste to be dumped at toxic waste sites and other facilities that currently aren’t permitted to receive it. This according to the Associated Press. The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to issue a notice today seeking public comments on the proposal, which it says could simplify the process for companies getting rid of hazardous and radioactive waste. Environmentalists criticized the proposal and said the move was troubling coming within days of Gov. Leavitt’s confirmation as the new EPA chief.

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