Word: compacter
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...fact that Commonwealth voters could veto a disposal site in Massachusetts has outraged negotiators from other states in the compact, says Judy A. Shope, a specialist on radioactive waste for the League of Women Voters. Shope explains that compact members feel the law enables Massachusetts to shirk its responsibilities under the pact...
...believe we developed a compact which is fair and workable to all," says Ronald Nelson, director of waste management in the Maryland Office of Environmental Programs. "Massachusetts could pass the compact but could not fulfill it, and this is unacceptable...
...order to counter problems, delegates wrote into the compact a clause which nullifies state laws inconsistent with the agreement, adds Shope...
...state must ratify the compact without amendments by a July I deadline or forfeit its right to enter the agreement. To join late, a state's entrance would have to be unanimously approved by compact members...
...think this compact will pass. no matter what the deadline is," says Richard W. Smith, executive director of the Special Legislative Commission on Low Level Radioactive Waste. "As unammended, it is unacceptable," he adds...