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For worst pollution, solutions in short supply.
Some of Delaware's first federal Superfund cleanup projects continue to surprise regulators and threaten water supplies today, despite qualifying for government attention more than 20 years ago. Doubts have lingered at sites in all three counties. Wilmington News Journal, Delaware. 26 July 2010.
Layton homes sitting on contaminated groundwater tested for volatile vapors.
Hill Air Force Base continues to sample the indoor air of Layton homes situated above shallow, contaminated groundwater plumes, as the base works to mitigate any volatile vapors coming off the groundwater. Ogden Standard-Examiner, Utah. 6 July 2010.
Clay-rich soil keeps suspected carcinogen from spreading.
Cleaning groundwater contaminated by a degreaser used at Hill Air Force Base is still under way, but it's slow going. Ogden Standard-Examiner, Utah. 26 May 2010.
Federal lawsuit to be filed in pollution fight.
A long-running dispute over cleaning up pollution at a former Air Force base in southwest Salina may be headed to federal court. Four public entities in Salina will file a federal lawsuit to get the U.S. Department of Defense to pay for remediation of soil and groundwater pollution at the former Schilling Air Force Base Associated Press. 22 May 2010.
Federal lawsuit to be filed in Salina pollution fight.
The former Shilling Air Force Base in Salina has been contaminated by years of toxic dumping by the military. Now the City of Salina and its partners are suing the federal government to make them pay for the cleanup. Wichita KSN TV, Kansas. 22 May 2010.
El Toro marine goes toe-to-toe with VA.
John Uldrich, an El Toro Marine veteran said that veterans who have served at MCAS El Toro need to learn how he confronted the Veterans Administration with a broad, well documented and in depth attack on the issue using “Agent Orange as the ‘comparable’ to borrow a phrase in ‘real estate’ parlance.” Salem News, Oregon. 7 May 2010.
Barrasso backs up Cheyenne plea for TCE removal.
Sen. John Barrasso has asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to do more to remove pollution from groundwater that supplies part of Cheyenne's water. Associated Press. 21 April 2010.
Veterans' input needed on environmental breast cancer study.
The Institute of Medicine plans to conduct a research study of the link between breast cancer and the environment. The likelihood of men having breast cancer has been rising in both young and old men in recent years. Salem News, Oregon. 9 April 2010.
Tougher standards to affect missile site cleanups.
Plans by the Environmental Protection Agency to set a tougher standard for the amount of a toxic chemical allowed in drinking water will raise the bar for cleaning up contaminated groundwater near old nuclear missile sites. Associated Press. 23 March 2010.
Meeting planned on missile site pollution.
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to meet to discuss a feasibility study for cleaning up a 10- to 14-mile-long underground plume of solvent that leaked from an abandoned missile site west of Cheyenne. Casper Star-Tribune, Wyoming. 22 March 2010.
AVX loses bid to avoid court.
A federal judge on Monday denied Myrtle Beach-based AVX Corp.'s claim that toxic contamination by TCE spreading from the manufacturer's headquarters has not created a financial hardship for adjacent property owner Horry Land Co. Myrtle Beach Sun News, South Carolina. 23 February 2010.
Senate considers bill for environmental hazard exposures.
Most people would agree there’s a moral responsibility to notify veterans and their dependents that may have been exposed to environmental hazards. Salem News, Oregon. Opinion, 28 January 2010.
WWII-era soil, water contamination under control.
Halting the decades-long contamination of soil and groundwater from spilt chemicals at an old military storage site in Brandywine hasn't been easy, but engineers from Joint Base Andrews are calling cleanup efforts so far a success. Gaithersburg Gazette, Maryland. 21 January 2010.
El Toro and Lejeune: It's all about 'the green'.
The Navy and Marine Corps have denied any connection between Camp Lejeune's contaminated wells and the cancer and other serious illnesses reported by Lejeune veterans and their dependents. Salem News, Oregon. Opinion, 3 January 2010.
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.
Lejeune and El Toro: 'A tale of two bases.'
Both Marine bases are EPA Superfund sites. The government spent millions in remediation without disclosing the contaminants and health effects; and there is no medical monitoring or health care for those injured. Salem News, Oregon. Opinion, 15 December 2009.
Hill AFB to continue monitoring of plume.
Three intermingled and contaminated plumes are not causing health risks to residents, and now plans are for continued monitoring through 2014 to determine the best course to fix the problem. Ogden Standard-Examiner, Utah. 12 December 2009.
Water supply reconsidered in Machiasport.
Testing discovered 15 area wells had been contaminated near two areas where Air Force radar equipment is located. Bangor Daily News, Maine. 28 November 2009.
Case of the toxic gingerbread man.
Why did researchers take a knife to a cute little plastic gingerbread man? To make him give up the source of his toxic fumes. Utah State University scientist Bill Doucette used this example to graphically illustrate that hidden dangers may lurk in surprising places. Science News. 22 November 2009.
EPA ruling unlikely to affect AVX.
Efforts to strengthen cleanup standards for trichloroethylene pollution probably will not impact Myrtle Beach-based AVX Corp. because any new regulations would not be retroactive, according to the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control. Myrtle Beach Sun News, South Carolina. 21 November 2009.
Cold War missile sites targeted.
Twenty-one Cold War era former Atlas missile sites and five former Nike missile sites in Kansas are part of the Formerly Utilized Defense Sites program sponsored by the Department of Defense to evaluate and remediate trichloroethylene contamination in groundwater and soil. Topeka Capital-Journal, Kansas. 15 November 2009.
A few good men and bladder cancer.
Those that served and were exposed to toxic chemicals have a critical need to know what chemicals they were exposed to and access to medical screening to stay healthy. In fact, there's no government program to screen veterans who worked and lived in highly toxic environments. Salem News, Oregon. Opinion, 24 October 2009.
Greece polluted site remains uncleaned.
Eight years after agreeing to clean up contamination at an old shipyard and military plant on Dewey Avenue in Greece, the property owner has given up, leaving New York state with the task of overseeing remediation of the heavily polluted site. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, New York. 20 October 2009.
Nuke'm high.
It wasn’t the usual opposition, the “no-rate-hikes-for-nuclear” chanters, but the voice seated behind us at the special meeting of CPS Energy’s Board of Trustees was opposed to the expansion of the South Texas Project nuclear complex just the same. San Antonio Current, Texas. Editorial, 14 October 2009.
Pollution an enduring legacy at old missile sites.
As U.S. Air Force officials marked the 50th anniversary of the deployment of nuclear missiles to sites in the rural United States, some of those communities are still grappling with another legacy — groundwater pollution from chemicals used to clean and maintain the weapons. Associated Press. 11 October 2009.
EPA to oversee hazardous waste cleanup at McGuire Air Force Base.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it will oversee additional investigation and cleanup of hazardous chemicals at McGuire Air Force Base in Burlington County, a federal Superfund site since 1999. Newsroom Jersey, New Jersey. 19 September 2009.
Hill AFB aims to iron out pollution.
In a "swords-into-plowshares" move, workers at Hill Air Force Base finished installing a dose of iron to the soil on the base's west side last week to combat groundwater pollution. Salt Lake Deseret Morning News, Utah. 4 August 2009.
Three solutions eyed for pollution west of Cheyenne.
The Army Corps of Engineers has developed three possible solutions for a 10-mile-long underground plume of solvent that leaked from an abandoned missile site west of Cheyenne. The options were outlined at a Tuesday meeting. Associated Press. 30 July 2009.
Judge sends AVX suits to Horry County.
Myrtle Beach property owners near AVX Corp. have won another round in their legal battle over groundwater contamination caused by the electronics manufacturer. But AVX is expected to appeal rulings this week that would send two pollution lawsuits back to Horry County. Myrtle Beach Sun News, South Carolina. 25 July 2009.
Dummy bombs may fight pollution.
If you are a major branch of the U.S. military and you have somewhat of a pollution problem on your hands, it must be heartening to know that you may already own part of the cleanup solution. And who knew that solution could include bombs? Salt Lake Deseret Morning News, Utah. 5 May 2009.
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