Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.latimes.news From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: The Vote on Environmental Issues Date: Sat, 7 Nov 92 09:20:14 EST Message-ID: HEADLINE: The Vote on Environmental Issues Publication Date: Friday November 6, 1992 BYLINE: Results of voting Tuesday on environmental issues. Vote counts are complete or at 97% or higher : APPROVED Alabama: Create Forever Wild program for state to buy, preserve wilderness. Won 82% to 18%. South Dakota: Limit large-scale gold and silver surface mining in Black Hills. Won 57% to 43%. REJECTED Massachusetts: Require recyclable, reusable packaging. Lost 59% to 41%. Excise tax on toxic chemicals, some petroleum products. Lost 59% to 41%. North Dakota: Regulate and tax waste, create Environmental and Recycling Fund. Lost 50.3% to 49.7%. Ohio: Require warning labels on toxic products, warnings to neighbors of companies producing toxins. Lost 78% to 22%. Oregon: Shut state's only nuclear power plant. Lost 60% to 40%. Shut state's only nuclear power plant, and not at consumers' expense. Lost 57% to 43%. South Dakota: Landfill for out-of-state garbage. Lost 70% to 30%. This article is copyright 1992 The Los Angeles Times Home Edition. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM