Mich. leaders slap report backing nuke waste near lake

Michigan Congressional leaders slap report backing Canadian nuke waste near lake Huron   Melissa Nann Burke, The Detroit News11:58 a.m. EDT May 8, 2015

"A bipartisan coalition of Michigan's delegation has called for the Obama administration through Secretary of State John Kerry to intervene with the Canadian government to prevent the construction of the [nuclear waste] repository. The coalition includes Reps. Sander Levin, D-Royal Oak; John Conyers Jr., D-Detroit; Brenda Lawrence, D-Southfield; and Debbie Dingell, D-Dearborn. [Sen. Debbie] Stabenow, joined by Sen. Gary Peters, last month introduced a similar resolution in the Senate.

"If the Great Lakes were contaminated, it could take tens of thousands of years for highly toxic nuclear waste to decompose to safe levels," said Peters, who intends to work with Congress and the Obama administration to stop the project and find a "responsible alternative location."