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Help tell DOE to be more transparent with its toxic waste plans at Oak Ridge Reservation

by Ken | May 23, 2022 | Anderson County, Issues, Oak Ridge, Take Action | 0 comments

As cleanup of hazardous and radioactive material at the Oak Ridge Reservation continues, the Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing a reckless plan that would contaminate waterways with toxic chemicals and put downstream communities at risk. Next week, DOE is holding...

IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED: Beloved Oak Ridge Greenway and Wetland Under Threat 

by Ken | Feb 28, 2022 | Anderson County, Horizon Center, Issues, Oak Ridge | 0 comments

WRITE TO:Oak Ridge City Council: CityCouncil@oakridgetn.gov Oak Ridge City Manager: Dr. Mark Watson:  mwatson@oakridgetn.gov City of Oak Ridge Electric Department (CORED) Director: Ardo Ba:  aba@oakridgetn.gov The closed forested canopy and protected...
Take action regarding DOE’s Proposed “Environmental Management Disposal Facility” (EMDF)

Take action regarding DOE’s Proposed “Environmental Management Disposal Facility” (EMDF)

by Ken | Jan 18, 2022 | Anderson County, Issues, Oak Ridge | 0 comments

Proposed sites for the Environmental Management Disposal Facility from Proposed Plan for the Disposal of Oak Ridge Reservation Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Waste – June 2018 The Department of Energy (DOE) plans...
Why We Oppose the Proposed Oak Ridge Motor Complex

Why We Oppose the Proposed Oak Ridge Motor Complex

by Ken | Feb 5, 2021 | Horizon Center, Issues, Oak Ridge, Take Action | 0 comments

On Feb 4, 2021, leaders of AFORR, Advocates for the Oak Ridge Reservation, gave a comprehensive assessment of the Horizon Center, the BORCE, the natural areas within the Horizon Center, and the impact of a racetrack to the area. The event was co-sponsored by TCWP,...

A Message from AFORR on the proposed Motorsports complex

by Ken | Jan 19, 2021 | Horizon Center, Issues, Oak Ridge, Outings1, Take Action | 0 comments

Virginia Dale and Ellen Smith A real estate developer wants to build a motorsports complex in an Oak Ridge industrial park. The site has significant ecological and recreational value. The US Department of Energy (DOE) transferred the Horizon Center land for industrial...

Opposes motorsports proposal too

by Ken | Dec 28, 2020 | Anderson County, Horizon Center, Issues, Oak Ridge, Take Action | 0 comments

Below is a reprinted letter to the editor by Anne Child published online by The Oak Ridger on Nov. 20, 2020. To the Editor: David Wilson, chair of the Industrial Development Board (IDB), wrote a guest column to update us on the Motorsports Park project proposed for...
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