"A Rancid Canal Runs Through It"
"Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal, labeled 'one of the most contaminated bodies of water in the nation,' isn't just a filthy Superfund site. To urbanites, it's a little piece of the outdoors."
Source: LA Times, 08/02/2011
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EPA Knew About Montana Asbestos Contamination
"Federal regulators knew potentially contaminated bark and wood chips were being sold from a Superfund site in the asbestos-tainted town of Libby, Mont., for three years before they stopped the practice, according to a letter from the Environmental Protection Agency to U.S. Sen. Max Baucus."
Source: AP, 07/20/2011
New Source of Asbestos Raises Fears in Montana Superfund Town
"For a decade, the people of Libby have longed for the day when they will be rid of the asbestos that turned their town into the deadliest Superfund site in America. Now they are being forced to live through the agony all over again."
Source: AP, 07/05/2011
"Mining Company To Pay $263M To Settle Superfund Suit"
"The largest mining company in Idaho's Silver Valley will pay $263.4 million plus interest to settle one of the nation's largest Superfund lawsuits -- one of the top 10 such settlements in history, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Monday."
Source: AP, 06/14/2011
"Supreme Court Declines to Take GE Challenge of Superfund"
"The Supreme Court decided [Monday] not to take up General Electric Co.'s legal campaign over how U.S. EPA exercises its authority to order companies to clean up hazardous waste sites."
Source: Greenwire, 06/07/2011
MA Superfund Sites Still Toxic Nearly 30 Years and $1 Billion Later
The ugly truth in Massachusetts is this: after some three decades and $1 billion worth of Superfund cleamup work at scores of toxic sites, nobody knows whether they are still poisoning people.
Source: NECIR, 05/23/2011
"America's 10 Most Toxic Cities, 2011"
The sprawling Philadelphia metro area got Forbes' "most toxic" rating, mostly because of its 50-plus Superfund sites in 4 states. But California claimed four of the top 10 slots, mostly because of smog. Not all of the cities rushed to accept the distinction.
Source: Forbes, 03/03/2011
Demolition Starts on Oklahoma Superfund Town
"Most of the residents left, the school closed, the city government disbanded and starting this week, nearly every commercial building in Picher, Oklahoma, will be demolished."
Source: Reuters, 01/28/2011
"Vermont Group Catalogs Hazardous Waste Sites"
"Vermont's scenic vistas and unspoiled natural assets get lots of attention. But there's also plenty of hazardous waste and pollution, according to a nonprofit group that released a town-by-town listing of the state's toxic threats Monday."
Source: AP, 01/18/2011
Canada To Ban Toxic Chemical Additive To Plastic Children's Products
"OTTAWA — The federal government is making good on a promise to ban a toxic chemical additive in soft plastic toys and other children's products."
Source: AP, 01/18/2011
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