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The possibilities are as volatile as the chemicals. As landfills close and air-pollution rules stiffen, the U.S. continues to produce some 275 million metric tons of poisonous wastes each year, and millions of metric tons still await disposal. Concerned citizens across the nation, although they agree that hazardous materials...
Both navies have been experiencing growing pains for some time. After 15 years of rapid expansion, the Soviet navy is larger than the U.S. fleet in numbers of warships (1,703 vs. 507). The Reagan Administration, however, has been trying to close the gap, with 118 ships currently under construction...
Lobbyists place much of the blame for the failure on the Question Three referendum passed in 1982. The law requires any prospective site for low-level waste disposal to be approved by a referendum of Massachusetts citizens in the next state-wide election.
The 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...
Ironically, if the delegates do not agree to a change, Question Three--which was designed to minimize the number of waste disposal sites in the state--may force Massachusetts to build its own storage facility in addition to the regional site