On August 25, WIPP officials submitted their response, which rejects the
NMED notice and asks that it be withdrawn or that they have a hearing to
contest it.
On July 25, 2025, the New Mexico Environment Department issued a Notice
of Five Permit Violations at WIPP. Within 30 days, WIPP officials must
submit a written response and a request for a hearing, if they are
disputing any of the violations.
Agreeing with many of our concerns, on June 16, 2025, the New Mexico
Environment Department wrote WIPP officials about improvements needed in
the 2025 Annual Repository Siting Report.
On Friday, September 13, Don Hancock presented for Stop Forever WIPP to
the New Mexico Legislature Radioactive and Hazardous Materials Committee
meeting in Hobbs, New Mexico. See the Powerpoint presentation and more
detailed statement with references.
On Friday, November 15th, 2024, Don Hancock presented for Stop Forever WIPP to the New Mexico Legislature Radioactive and Hazardous Materials Committee meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico. See the Powerpoint presentation and more detailed statement with references.
EPA Letter & Memo
Read about the Stop Forever WIPP Presentation at the State Legislature Radioactive & Hazardous Waste Committee in Clovis, NM on August 5, 2022.
The following article provides an important analysis, by a British scholar who visited New Mexico last year. As the birthplace of the Atomic age and nuclear weapons, New Mexico's past, present, and future has and continues to serious Impact people and communities.
Future nuclear weapons and the waste their production will generate, are the main reason for "Forever WIPP." WIPP is currently the only national, geological repository tor military nuclear waste. The Author states. A new weapons buildup means more nuclear waste when the US government has not adequately funded the vast clean-up from the last arms buildup, not just in new mexico but all over the country one beyond.”