Rep. Tulsi Gabbard rebuts U.S. claim that Marshall Islands nuclear waste site is safe

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U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has been outspoken in Congress on behalf of the Marshall Islands, which the United States used as a testing site for scores of nuclear weapons during the Cold War

In calling for “fresh eyes” on the waste site, Gabbard was referring to Terry Hamilton, who has been the Energy Department’s go-to contractor for nuclear issues in the Marshall Islands since 1990., which concluded that while sea level rise could increase storm surge and “lead to wave-induced over-wash of lower sections of the dome,” there is not enough definitive data to determine “how these events might impact on the environment.

“The Department of Energy is well aware of the public mistrust for their research in the Marshall Islands, but they have never demonstrated any interest in doing anything about it, i.e. including independent scientists in their studies or consulting with Marshallese communities for their knowledge on the environment,” Rhea Christian-Moss wrote in an email to The Times., holds more than 3.1 million cubic feet — or 35 Olympic-sized swimming pools — of U.S.

Congress, in its approval of last year’s defense bill, ordered the Energy Department to provide a written report on the risks that Runit Dome poses to the people, environment and wildlife of Enewetak lagoon. In addition, the report required an assessment of how climate change could affect the site.Gabbard described the report as “disappointing” and “flippant.”

 

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So . . between Jan 2013 and Jan 2016, she was unable to get the Obama admin to do any of her bidding. I'm guessing that the LAT's wasn't paying much attention until Trump took over. Same ole.

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