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The Burlington Airport Commission meets on the first and third Monday of every month in the M. Robert Blanchard Conference Room in the Burlington International Airport.

The public is encouraged to attend and provide input during the Public Forum portion of each meeting.

For more information on the Burlington Airport Commission, visit the website www.btv.aero/airport-guide/airport-commission or telephone (802) 863-2874, extension #201.

Organized by the Citizens Awareness Network and the Vermont Yankee Decommissioning Alliance, activists are raising awareness of nuclear waste from Vermont Yankee being transported to West Texas and New Mexico.

Guests:

Leona Morgan, Nuclear Issues Study Group (NISG), is from the Navajo Nation and a community impacted by uranium mining and the nuclear fuel cycle.

Diane D’Arrigo, Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS), addresses the vulnerabilities of centralized interim storage of HLNW and federal policy.

Deb Katz, Citizens Awareness Network (CAN), addresses the issues of NorthStar, decommissioning, and hardened on site storage at nuclear sites.
 

Over the course of 5 days, opponents of the F-35s, now based at the Burlington Airpot Air National Guard location, visited the office of Senator Leahy to explain their opposition and request community meetings on the issue.

Employer Support of the Guard Week Proclamation. Weekly Press Conference with Governor Scott. Recorded August 21, 2019.