Tag Archives: EPA

Richland man sues EPA over Hanford air permit via The Tri-City Herald

Posted on 2016/10/03 by norma field

A Richland man has sued the Environmental Protection Agency to force it to take action on a Clean Air Act operating permit for the Hanford nuclear reservation. Bill Green claims the Washington State Department of Ecology failed to take action … Continue reading →

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Former EPA Head Admits She Was Wrong to Tell New Yorkers Post-9/11 Air Was Safevia Reader Supported News (The Guardian)

Posted on 2016/09/10 by norma field

Christine Todd Whitman, who as head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under George W Bush at the time of the 9/11 attacks told the public the air around Ground Zero in New York was safe to breathe, has admitted … Continue reading →

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Messenger: Activist won’t back down in quest to rid St. Louis of nuclear waste via St. Louis Post Dispatch

Posted on 2016/06/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] We’re in her dining room to talk about West Lake Landfill and the nuclear waste that was dumped there illegally decades ago. The radioactive waste dates to the production of the first atomic bomb, a double-edged sword of a … Continue reading →

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The EPA Proposed New Emergency Limits for Radioactive Drinking Water, and They Don’t Look Good via ThinkProgress

Posted on 2016/06/11 by norma field

By Alejandro Davila Fragoso New and higher radioactivity limits for drinking water tainted in the case of a nuclear emergency were put forward by the Environmental Protection Agency this week, a move that environmental organizations are calling “egregious.” “The upshot … Continue reading →

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EPA PROPOSES SHOCKING THOUSAND-FOLD INCREASE IN RADIOACTIVITY ALLOWED IN DRINKING WATER via Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS)

Posted on 2016/06/07 by norma field

Proposal Would Permit Radiation Exposures Equivalent to 250 Chest X-Rays a Year Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, the U.S. EPA quietly issued proposals to allow radioactive contamination in drinking water at concentrations vastly greater than allowed under the Safe Drinking Water … Continue reading →

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Study Finds Radioactive Waste at St. Louis-Area Landfill Has Migrated Off-Site via The Wall Street Journal

Posted on 2016/01/02 by norma field

By JOHN R. EMSHWILLER And GARY FIELDS Jan. 2, 2016 8:36 a.m. ET 27 COMMENTS Radioactive contamination from a St. Louis-area landfill containing nuclear-weapons-related waste likely has migrated off-site, according to a study published this week in a scientific journal. … Continue reading →

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EPA Orders Barrier for Nuclear Waste at Missouri Landfill via ABC News

Posted on 2016/01/01 by norma field

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday ordered installation of an isolation barrier to make sure that an underground fire does not reach buried nuclear waste at a suburban St. Louis landfill. Mark Hague, EPA regional administrator, said the plan … Continue reading →

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Radiation Sensors in Major U.S. Cities Turned Off Because They Don’t Work　via The Wall Street Journal

Posted on 2015/10/19 by norma field

By JOHN R. EMSHWILLER and GARY FIELDS A national radiation-monitoring system enhanced after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks isn’t working as intended, with nearly three-quarters of stations not checking for a type of radiation in real time, including ones … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court blocks air pollution rules for power plants via the Chicago Tribune

Posted on 2015/06/29 by norma field

[…] The decision is a win for Michigan and several other Republican-led states that joined the power industry in challenging the rules. The so-called “mercury and air toxins” rule has been 25 years in the making. Congress in 1990 strengthened … Continue reading →

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EPA to hold 2 meetings on WIPP application via The Albuquerque Journal

Posted on 2015/06/17 by norma field

The Environmental Protection Agency will hold two “stakeholder roundtables” Wednesday in Albuquerque to take public comments on an application that is key to the reopening of a southeastern New Mexico nuclear waste repository. The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant – a … Continue reading →

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