Tag Archives: EPA

Nuclear Waste Dump: Who Is Responsible? via KSDK

Posted on 2014/02/01 by norma field

In the 1940s, Mallinckrodt Chemical Works in downtown St. Louis purified thousands of tons of uranium to make the first atomic bombs. But the process also generated enormous amounts of radioactive waste. Citing national security, the Atomic Energy Commission, now … Continue reading →

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EPA Documents Raise Doubts Over Intent of New Nuclear-Response Guide via NationalJournal

Posted on 2013/09/11 by norma field

WASHINGTON — Newly obtained government documents are prompting concern among critics that Environmental Protection Agency officials are seeking to use the organization’s new guide for nuclear-incident response to relax public health standards, but the agency is denying the claim. The … Continue reading →

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DOE to pay $136,000 fine in Hanford settlement via the Tri-City Herald

Posted on 2013/07/02 by norma field

RICHLAND — The Department of Energy has agreed to pay a $136,000 fine to settle Environmental Protection Agency allegations that it has violated legal requirements for storing radioactive and hazardous chemical waste at Hanford. It has operated waste storage areas … Continue reading →

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After a Powerful Lobbyist Intervenes, EPA Reverses Stance on Polluting Texas County’s Water via Pro Publica

Posted on 2013/03/18 by norma field

When Uranium Energy Corp. sought permission to launch a large-scale mining project in Goliad County, Texas, it seemed as if the Environmental Protection Agency would stand in its way. To get the ore out of the ground, the company needed … Continue reading →

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EPA Reports on Navajo Uranium Pollution via the Cibola Beacon

Posted on 2013/01/29 by norma field

NAVAJO NATION – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a report summarizing 2007-2012 attempts to utilize over $100 million to address environmental hazards and health risks from legacy uranium mining and milling on the Navajo reservation. […] According to … Continue reading →

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Sacrificing Tomorrow’s Water to Mine Uranium Today via Reader Supported News

Posted on 2012/12/28 by norma field

n a lonely stretch at the edge of the Great Plains, rolling grassland presses up against a crowning escarpment called the Pumpkin Buttes. The land appears bountiful, but it is stingy, straining to produce enough sustenance for the herds of … Continue reading →

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Scientist, Candidate and Planet Earth’s Lifeguard via The New York Times

Posted on 2012/10/02 by norma field

Barry Commoner, a founder of modern ecology and one of its most provocative thinkers and mobilizers in making environmentalism a people’s political cause, died on Sunday in Manhattan. He was 95 and lived in Brooklyn Heights. […] Raised in Brooklyn … Continue reading →

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Should We Hide Low-Dose Radiation Exposures From The Public? via Forbes

Posted on 2012/07/10 by norma field

When fallout from the Fukushima nuclear disaster began appearing last Spring in U.S. air, rainwater, drinking water, and milk, many U.S. media outlets ignored the story. It was a difficult story to cover. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was releasing … Continue reading →

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Is Radiation Actually Good For Some of Us? via Miller-McCuneIs Radiation Actually Good For Some of Us? Is Radiation Actually Good For Some of Us?

Posted on 2012/02/17 by norma field

Meet Reference Man, a kind of hypothetical Ken Doll: a 20-something white male, fit and hearty, out in the park doing a hundred one-armed pushups every morning at 5:30. He’s the guy most radiation exposure standards are designed to protect. … Continue reading →

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