Press Release Regarding West Valley Resolution Presbytery of Western New York
2060 Union Road
West Seneca, NY 14224 Phone: 668-1995 JanT@pbywny.org
Contact person: Gladys Gifford, 836-2825 gladys.gifford@presbynet.org For Immediate Release The Presbytery of Western New York, at its March 28 meeting, unanimously endorsed the complete excavation of nuclear waste at the West Valley Demonstration Project located in Cattaraugus and southern Erie counties. Citing their "Christian commitment to caring for creation," the resolution passed by the presbytery stated that the West Valley site "presents a moral imperative to act responsibly based on the best information available currently, as part of our compact with future generations." The presbytery supports the full clean up of the entire West Valley site, known in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement as the "Sitewide Removal Alternative." Choosing this alternative empowers the DOE with a clear directive to focus now on excavating all nuclear wastes and preparing them properly for eventual storage at a safe location. The presbytery will communicate this resolution to the Congressional delegation of Western New York, as well as to President Obama. Passage of this resolution continues a long history of support by Presbyterians for cleanup of the West Valley site, beginning in 1993 when the presbytery joined in the successful opposition to a proposal by New York State to dump more nuclear waste at the site. Click here for an example letter to send, as well as the necessary addresses. Click here to see testimony given by Gladys Gifford at a public hearing. | 
