| Colorado's federal lawmakers need to turn up the heat on mercury storage |
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| Written by Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | |
| Thursday, 10 September 2009 | |
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There’s no legal problem here, officials with the U.S. Department of Energy say. Storing mercury at a federal site south of Whitewater won’t violate the terms of an agreement the DOE signed with Mesa County more than a decade ago, a top official with the agency said. Read more...
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