Colorado Democratic Lawmakers Ally Against Mesa County Nuclear Storage

Colorado Democratic Lawmakers Ally Against Mesa County Nuclear Storage
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Colorado's senators and Rep. John Salazar sent a letter to Secretary of Energy Steven Chu this week urging him to remove a Mesa County storage site from consideration as the home for 17,000 tons of mercury.

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