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That tap water is legal but may be unhealthy.
The 35-year-old federal law regulating tap water is so out of date that the water Americans drink can pose what scientists say are serious health risks - and still be legal. New York Times. 17 December 2009.
Rocket (Fuel) Man.
A decade ago, Nevada's congressional delegation won a grant from the EPA to fund drinking-water improvements. Richard Bryan, one of Nevada's two Democratic senators at the time, proudly declared that Nevadans had a right "to safe, clean drinking water." Ten years later, Bryan was a lobbyist for manufacturers of perchlorate. Mother Jones. 17 February 2009.
Base is prime spot for experimental cleanup methods.
They've tried putting contaminated soil through the spin cycle. They've tried cooking it, too. And they've even tried using potato peels left over from making Cape Cod Potato Chips. Cape Cod Times, Massachusetts. 5 January 2009.
Innovation guides base cleanup.
As part of the massive cleanup of polluted soil and the groundwater at the Massachusetts Military Reservation, officials haven't been afraid to experiment. They've even tried cleaning up contaminated soil with potato peels from Cape Cod Potato Chips. New Bedford Standard-Times, Massachusetts. 3 January 2009.
Base to blast old munitions.
Starting Tuesday, the Camp Edwards on Cape Cod is planning to detonate more than 100 unexploded munitions found on ranges over the summer. Cape Cod Times, Massachusetts. 10 October 2008.
EPA proposes placing Rialto site on Superfund list.
EPA officials proposed Wednesday to place on the Superfund list a 160-acre industrial site in Rialto believed to be the source of the Inland region's largest unabated plume of perchlorate, an ingredient of rocket fuel and fireworks. Riverside Press-Enterprise, California. 4 September 2008.
Lockheed files lawsuit.
It's all about the money. Lockheed Martin is upfront about that when it talks about suing Uncle Sam for a little help cleaning up its mess in Redlands and environs. San Bernardino County Sun, California. 12 July 2008.
Lockheed seeking cleanup costs.
Lockheed Martin Corp. has filed a lawsuit asking the federal government to help pay for more than $100 million in groundwater cleanup costs associated with pollution from the company's Cold War-era operations in the Inland area. Riverside Press-Enterprise, California. 8 July 2008.
Senators fault Pentagon on bases' toxic cleanup.
Five Senate Democrats wrote to Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates yesterday, chastising the Pentagon for resisting orders from the Environmental Protection Agency to clean up three contaminated military bases in their states. Washington Post. 1 July 2008.
Pentagon fights EPA on pollution cleanup.
The Defense Department is resisting orders from the EPA to clean up Fort Meade and two other military bases where it says dumped chemicals pose "imminent and substantial" dangers to public health and the environment. Washington Post. 30 June 2008.
Perchlorate levels in groundwater in Glen Avon presents 'no exposure to the community,' state official says.
The concentration of perchlorate in groundwater from the Stringfellow Superfund site presents no immediate health risk, a CA Department of Toxic Substances Control official said. San Bernardino County Sun, California. 22 June 2008.
Vanishing act.
The Environmental Protection Agency is failing to live up to its name these days, its legions of critics agree. National Journal. 16 April 2008.
Is toxic perchlorate in Utah's food?
For sixty years, rocket testing in the state of Utah has been a point of pride. Now, half a century later, we're learning these tests have come at a price. The ultimate costs, no one quite knows. It's in the form of a chemical called perchlorate. Salt Lake City KTVX TV, Utah. 5 February 2008.
Rialto seeks Superfund designation for perchlorate.
The city of Rialto will ask federal environmental officials to recognize the severity of its perchlorate-contaminated groundwater and to help clean it up. Riverside Press-Enterprise, California. 5 December 2007.
Did Air Force missiles contaminate Washington creek?
While a recently released Army Corps of Engineers report rejects the EPA’s belief that former Army missile sites aren’t the source of groundwater pollution, maybe the EPA wasn’t asking about the right missiles. Spokane KXLY TV, Washington. 27 July 2007.
Bush again pushes 3 nominees seen as pro-industry.
The White House has renominated three people for top jobs affecting the environment who were previously blocked in Congress because of their pro-industry views. Bush reportedly intends to make recess appointments if they are blocked again. Los Angeles Times, California. 2 April 2007.
Pentagon pressured EPA on perchlorate.
Under pressure from the US Defense Department and contractors facing potential cleanup costs in the billions of dollars, the Bush administration in early 2003 ordered EPA scientists not to publicly discuss perchlorate pollution. Portland Oregonian, Oregon. 7 January 2007.
Scientists find pollutant increases masculinity in fish.
Perchlorate, a rocket-fuel chemical that disrupts thyroid function in adults and may damage babies' brains, can also cause female fish to become hermaphrodites and males to grow abnormally large testes. Anchorage Daily News, Alaska. 16 October 2006.
Fertilizer from Chile puts perchlorate on the table.
New research published today is the first to quantitatively assess the magnitude of three major sources of perchlorate in the food chain, and it turns current assumptions on their head. Environmental Science & Technology. 28 September 2006.
Residents vexed by groundwater pollution west of Spokane.
Deep Creek area residents have pressed government officials to step up the effort to determine the source of groundwater pollution around two Cold War-era missile sites. Associated Press. 16 September 2006.
Pollution inquiry demanded.
Residents of the Deep Creek area west of Spokane demanded a more thorough investigation into the source of groundwater contamination near a former Nike missile site during a forum with federal and state environmental and health officials Thursday night. Spokane Spokesman-Review, Washington. 15 September 2006.
Fired up about fireworks.
Towering flares and brilliant explosions have helped mark the annual Applefest celebration in Northborough, Massachusetts for the past several years, but the fireworks display may be snuffed out this year due to environmental concerns. Framingham MetroWest Daily News, Massachusetts. 25 August 2006.
Corps rejects blame for pollution.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers does not accept responsibility for toxic chemicals found in numerous wells near a former U.S. Defense Department missile site on the West Plains. Spokane Spokesman-Review, Washington. 23 August 2006.
Report finds recent launch clean.
A report on environmental monitoring of a launch in February at the Kodiak Launch Complex in Alaska has found no evidence of contamination in land or water, and no harassment of marine mammals at Narrow Cape. Kodiak Daily Mirror, Alaska. 4 May 2006.
How environmentalists lost the battle over TCE.
The Pentagon's successful challenge to the EPA over a solvent-- TCE, discovered to be 40x more carcinogenic than previously believed-- is a stark illustration of the power shift that has badly damaged the EPA's ability to assess health risks of toxic chemicals. Los Angeles Times, California. 29 March 2006.
Perchlorate study draws fire, worry.
Perchlorate, a chemical that endangers babies’ brain development, attracted the attention of Morrow and Umatilla County, Oregon residents, government officials and representatives from a host of state agencies. Pendleton East Oregonian, Oregon. 30 January 2006.
Testing detects wider reach.
Perchlorate, a rocket-fuel chemical that has contaminated Inland water supplies, could be much more prevalent in food than previously believed, according to data gathered by the CDC. Riverside Press-Enterprise, California. 26 January 2006.
Utah will test water for rocket fuel chemical.
The state will begin this spring to test groundwater for perchlorate - a rocket fuel chemical - amid growing concern about its presence in drinking water supplies nationwide and its recent discovery in a half-dozen milk samples in Utah. Salt Lake Tribune, Utah. 4 January 2006.
Inside Pentagon's fight to limit regulation of military pollutant.
A high-stakes battle over how much perchlorate is too much takes unusual twists as the Pentagon criticizes its own study when data support stronger standards, and the EPA --under White House pressure--eschews peer review to adopt a weaker standard. Wall Street Journal. 29 December 2005.
Scientists from government, academic and independent laboratories challenge proposals that 'hormesis' be used to justify weakening public health standards.
This dose-response pattern involves low- dose stimulation in contrast to high-dose inhibition. A peer-reviewed commentary in the scientific journal of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences concludes that it is irresponsible for proponents of hormesis to portray chemicals with numerous adverse effects as having "benefits" from low-dose stimulation while ignoring their hazards. 25 June 2005. More...
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