NukeWatch advocates for comprehensive cleanup at LANL over the Lab's proposed "cap and cover" approach to the more than 200,000 cubic yards of toxic and radioactive waste permanently buried in unlined pits and trenches. Comprehensive cleanup is imperative, especially in light of expanding nuclear weapons programs. It would be a win-win for northern New Mexicans, protecting the environment while providing hundreds of high paying jobs. The need to protect New Mexico’s environment and precious water resources should drive the Lab’s cleanup budget, not DOE’s planned budget of expanded nuclear weapons research and production.