On Saturday, August 30 th , after a beautiful drive across the plains of Northeastern

New Mexico, members of the Stop Forever WIPP Coalition arrived in the Village of

Wagon Mound. With a population of less than 300, this rural community feels tight-knit,

with many friends and families gathering to celebrate the mighty Pinto Bean every Labor

Day. In addition to being next door to the beautiful Wagon Mound butte, this village is

also located right off Interstate 25. This stretch is one of the routes used by the

Department of Energy (DOE) to transport legacy plutonium-contaminated waste from

making the triggers, or pits, for nuclear weapons to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

(WIPP), near Carlsbad, New Mexico.