Michigan Sierra Club Advocates Banning In-State TENORM Disposal

The Michigan Sierra Club endorsed this week a referendum during the next election which could potentially ban the state’s acceptance of Technologically-Enhanced, Naturally Occurring Radioactive (TENORM) as a result of fracking. The environmental group is calling for a vote to end the disposal of TENORM material in the state’s landfills due to it’s the potential threat of harm the waste could cause to the state’s natural resources. “If the ban fracking proposal is placed on the ballot, voters in Michigan who overwhelmingly say they want to protect our state’s waters, land and communities will have the opportunity to overcome the oil industry’s grip on Lansing and protect our state,” said David Holtz, chair of Sierra Club Michigan Executive Committee, in a statement.  “Michigan shouldn’t be the dumping grounds for other states’ radioactive and chemical fracking wastes and we shouldn’t be putting our public health and our waters at risk.”