Suit filed to block explosion --700-ton blast scheduled on June 2

[AGENDA21]

WASHINGTON -- The Western Shoshone tribe and a group of Utah downwinders on Thursday filed a lawsuit in federal court in Las Vegas to prevent a 700-ton explosion scheduled June 2 at the Nevada Test Site.

Robert Hager, a Reno attorney who is representing the tribe and Utahns, said he is confident the court will issue a restraining order to block the explosion.

"I believe, based on the violations of the National Environmental Policy Act alone, the court will be required to enjoin the Defense Department from following through with this scheduled blast," Hager said in a phone interview.

The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection last week halted the test until the federal Defense Threat Reduction Agency showed the blast would comply with air quality standards and that hazardous particles would be tracked.

http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Apr-21-Fri-2006/news/6972009.html

[blogslut]

1. kicksies

:kick:

[zulchzulu]

2. They should propose moving the test site to Crawford, Texas

...especially when Chimpy is hiding out there...

[madokie]

3. since Cindy's assault on the pig farm last year the blivet is afraid

to go to crawford for more than a couple days at a time. Not enough time to set up the big blast

[AGENDA21]

6. That NEVER gonna happen!

[rasputin1952]

4. Has anyone given an explanation WHY blowing up 700 tons of

explosive is a "good" idea?

Just what are these people thinking? We have nothing that could transport a 700 ton bomb; it would take months to put that much explosive in an area where it could be used, And for what?); and it just seems to me to be one of those things that goes, "because we can do it"!

Just what is the purpose of this test??????

700 tons of conventional explosive...:wtf:

[Richard D]

7. Obviously . . .

. . . mimicking a 7 kiloton nuke.

[annabanana]

5. I wish them luck... .

Anyone know a good "pressure point" to push to help them?