A federal judge will hold a hearing on April 27 in a lawsuit brought by leaders of the Western Shoshone against the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.

The Timbisha Shoshone Tribe, the Te-Moak Tribe and the Western Shoshone National Council sued the Interior and Energy departments to enforce the 1863 Treaty of Ruby Valley. They say they treaty prohibits the federal government from using Western Shoshone land for a nuclear waste dump.

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Federal Judge Will Hear Shoshone Tribe's DOE Lawsuit (KLAS 3/23)

Relevant Links:
Western Shoshone Defense Project - http://www.wsdp.org
The Yucca Mountain Project, Department of Energy - http://www.ymp.gov
Nuclear Waste Project Office - http://www.state.nv.us/nucwaste

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