Protesters Alicia Diaz, Jean Treichel, Second from Left,... Wed, Sep 05 06:43 PM
Protesters Alicia Diaz, Jean Treichel, second from left, Michelle Marchese, bottom with sign, Sylvia Diaz, in back row wearing black, and Baron Schlegel, right, refuse to clear the aisle at the start of a public hearing on the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste facility, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2001, at the Department of Energy Nevada Support Facility headquarters in Las Vegas. DOE employees were later asked to leave the room to accommodate the protesters. The proposed site is near two Indian reservations. Photo by Joe Cavaretta (AP)
