Like me, over 40 million Americans live within 30 miles of a nucear waste storage site, and 116 million Americans live within 50 miles of a waste storage site. Sign this petition that tells the NRC to require that radioactive waste be stored in much safer, more secure concrete and steel dry casks. Also you can attend an NRC meeting by finding locations here: http://1.usa.gov/16kxqx1 Like the nuclear reactors themselves, spent nuclear fuel storage pools contain large amounts of radioactive material. An accident or terrorist attack resulting in a rapid loss of cooling water from a pool could lead to a fire and the release of a massive quantity of radiation—with potentially grave human, environmental, and economic consequences. These pools have become de facto nuclear waste storage sites. Rather than invest in dry casks, plant owners continue to fill them to well beyond what they were designed for, creating unnecessary risks for Americans. Simply put, spent fuel pools are overcrowded and incredibly dangerous if electricity "goes out." Concrete and steel dry cask storage, on the other hand, are so much safer and do not require electricity because they are passively cooled by natural air flow. The dry casks at the Fukushima plant in Japan, for example, went relatively unscathed after the March 2011 disaster there. Independent experts at the Union of Concerned Scientists and elsewhere agree that radioactive waste that has cooled sufficiently should be transferred to dry casks. Even the Sierra Club said that "Overcrowding in irradiated/spent fuel pools is an unacceptable risk to the public. Hardened on-site casks should become the choice for storage." As the waste must eventually be transferred to dry casks in order to be shipped offsite, why not demand that this happen sooner rather than later and improve safety right now?

After pressure from Big Oil & Gas, the Environmental Protection Agency shut down three different investigations into fracking-related water contamination in Dimock, PA, Pavillion, WY, and Parker County, TX. I’m from Scranton, PA, a town just down the road from Dimock, where whistleblowers revealed that the EPA shut down its investigation despite its own preliminary findings (based on 4.5 years of data) that fracking had caused “significant damage” to drinking water. It's outrageous, and we have to make sure the EPA re-opens these investigations and provides residents with safe drinking water. Next Wednesday we will deliver these petition DIRECTLY to the EPA with residents who have been directly impacted. Please help us build our voice louder than Big Oil & Gas.

I am harassed with chemicals and it is getting very intense for me and my friends in this senior building I called for help and I was not taken seriously. I was taken to the psychiatrist ward at the hospital and the doctor thought I was paranoid. I am afraid of calling the Police for help. These chemicals get into the Respiratory System, then according Dr. Singer, a Neurologist, it gets into the Nervous System to cause excruciating pain and disability. Plus, it focuses on any Vital Organ to disable and cause death to those that are vulnerable. The creators of these chemicals have discovered the Pathway from the lungs to all parts of the body. These chemicals are focused to any part to disable and cause death to Human Beings and animals. It is urgent to stop the creators and harassers from this behavior to destroy life and pollute the environment. This is for Humanity and the younger generation The authorities have more information on this. Now, is the time to do a proper investigation to get these chemicals to test and assess. Thus, stopping this chemical harassment here in Minneapolis, MN and every where else in USA and the World.

After 50+ years of fluorosilicic acid being added to our water supply, our citizens have paid the consequences. Many have dental fluorosis, gum disease, IQ deficiencies, genetic defects, increase uptake of lead, thyroid dysfunction, tooth and bone damage, and even bone cancer. We have the opportunity to turn this around, and remove this from our water supply. Ingestion of fluoride has never been proven to reduce the incidence of cavities, only topically has there shown results. We do not want so called "experts" such as the CDC, Bureau for Public Health, and American Dental Association to push us around any longer with their hidden agendas. The truth has been exposed. Despite fluoridation, WV still consistently ranks no. 1 in poor oral health in the nation. WHEN IN DOUBT, GET IT OUT!!

The danger of huge radiation releases from Fukushima 4 has taken on a new dimension; the world community must step in!

Genetically engineered foods have not been adequately tested; it's unethical to be putting an experimental technology into the food we feed our families. I am concerned about the rise in allergies and gastrointestinal problems in children. I believe GMOs need to be labeled so that we the consumers can make our own choices. We have a right to know what we are eating and feeding our families.

Public health concerns have been raised about the oil exploration process termed "Hydraulic Fracturing". The City of Lubbock Board of Health was asked to investigate this practice and after almost one year of article review, meetings with a variety of experts in oil exploration, and gathering "best practice" recommendations, the board presented their recommendations to the City Council. Following this the council appointed an Oil and Gas subcommittee to independently review the recommendations and prepare their own submission for council. Despite having had only two meetings this committee, whose membership is heavily weighted with representatives from those companies who stand to profit by no operational restrictions, now is preparing their final report to the council. We believe that this lack of review by those who stand to profit is in error to the public health interests of our community. We are asking citizens to provide input on this petition so that other voices can be heard.

Over the past year, the Obama Administration has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to shut down one fracking-related water contamination investigation after another. When early results of investigations in Dimock, Pennsylvania, Parker County, Texas and Pavillion, Wyoming showed that the EPA had evidence linking gas drilling and fracking operations to groundwater contamination, your administration chose to "see no evil" and abandon the investigations -- and the communities suffering the impacts of oil and gas development as a result. We want to remind President Obama that he represents the American people, not the oil and gas industry.

When Marylanders learned of the risks posed by fracking, they fought hard to protect the safety of their communities, earning a temporary moratorium on this controversial natural gas extraction technique. But this hard work could all be undone if Dominion Cove Point is allowed to build a major liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on the Chesapeake Bay to export fracked gas. Help stop this project by writing to Gov. Martin O’Malley! The Dominion Cove Point LNG export terminal would be the first of its kind on the East Coast and would open up the natural gas reserves in the Eastern part of the country to foreign markets. If this facility is approved, it would encourage the oil and gas industry to frack as much and as quickly as possible so that they can sell the gas overseas where the price is higher, while hiking up the price of natural gas here at home. In addition to the immediate environmental destruction of a renewed gas rush, the upward pressure on natural gas prices could threaten existing moratoriums in Maryland and other places where fracking has been put on hold. Maryland has a pivotal role to play in this historic fight. That’s why we need your help!

San Franciscans have a right to redeem their bottles and cans for the California Redemption Value they pay at the store. Without the recycling centers that Safeway hosts, San Franciscans will lose a convenient way to get their money back.

Our mission is to ensure the protection of the residents of Camillus from toxic gaseous emissions released during Honeywell’s remediation of the Onondaga Lake Superfund Site. Dredging is being done to remove toxic material from Onondaga lake to Wastebed 13 in Camillus. The process is creating toxic gaseous emissions in the surrounding Camillus neighborhoods. This process is going to continue for years and these toxic emissions need to be stopped! Wastebed 13 in Camillus is where the toxic material ends up. The dredging process and wastebed storage methods are producing toxic gaseous emissions that are making their way to surrounding neighborhoods. Current air quality measuring is inadequate. A safer and more reliable method (TO-16) needs to be implemented as soon as possible to improve safety and to accurately measure effects the SCA is having on our air!

The rapid growth of the restaurant industry in Inwood has escaped thorough oversight by city agencies, This mismanagement by the responsible agencies has led to marked decrease in quality of life, an increase in environmental problems, and discord within the community. We ask that the current laws, statues and policies be enforced by regular inspections during all hours of operations. Fair and neutral inspectors can educate business owners on how to comply with city regulations, which would reduce the burden on the residents to report observed infractions. Having our local restaurants operate safely and legally would improve quality of life in the neighborhood for all.