June 30, 2009 - Former residents of Picher, Oklahoma gathered together to say farewell to their town where kids suffered lead poisoning, homes that were built atop underground mines plunged into the Earth and where the local creek coughs up orange water, laced with heavy metals.
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Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste Material are issues families all across America are afflicted with daily.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
EPA to rebuild uranium- contaminated Navajo homes in Arizona
June 24, 2009 - The federal government plans to spend up to $3 million a year to demolish and rebuild uranium-contaminated structures across the Navaho Nation, where Cold War-era mining of the radioactive substance left a legacy of disease and death.
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Neighbors of the Stauffer Chemical Superfund site in Florida worry the EPA's cleanup won't be enough
June 27, 2009 - Residents wanted the contaminated soil excavated and shipped away, but that method was cost prohibitive.
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Senator Bill Nelson calls for federal investigation into possible Florida cancer cluster
June 25, 2009 - U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., sent letters Thursday to both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Environmental Protection Agency asking for an immediate investigation.
Paulette DeCarlo is part of a group of concerned parents in The Acreage wondering why their children, who all live within a few miles of each other, developed brain tumors.
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Paulette DeCarlo is part of a group of concerned parents in The Acreage wondering why their children, who all live within a few miles of each other, developed brain tumors.
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Florida State Health Dept. reacts to possible cancer cluster
June 26, 2009 - The state says an initial investigation takes six to eight weeks to complete. The questions they'll ask include: How rare is the cancer? Would it not be expected in the person for a reason such as age? Are there an excessive number of cases over a period of time?
We started mapping the locations of people affected by brain tumors. We have twenty-two locations pinpointed. We have more than a dozen other people we are still getting more information from before we add them to the map.
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We started mapping the locations of people affected by brain tumors. We have twenty-two locations pinpointed. We have more than a dozen other people we are still getting more information from before we add them to the map.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Minnesota Superfund Site Frustrates Residents
June 24, 2009 - An public meeting concerning the St. Regis Superfund site brought out passions in people frustrated by the timeline. As a result, Environmental Protection Agency Remedial Project Manager Tim Drexler decided to schedule an additional public meeting prior to a public hearing in January.
The St. Regis Paper Company was a wood treatment plant that operated from 1958-1984 and contaminated the site and adjacent areas. Drexler presented an update on cleanup plans for the site Tuesday night to about 45 people who crowded into a classroom at Leech Lake Tribal College in Cass Lake.
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The St. Regis Paper Company was a wood treatment plant that operated from 1958-1984 and contaminated the site and adjacent areas. Drexler presented an update on cleanup plans for the site Tuesday night to about 45 people who crowded into a classroom at Leech Lake Tribal College in Cass Lake.
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
80 Residents in Carmel Valley, CA lose on contaminated drinking water
June 23, 2009 - The state high court yesterday rebuffed efforts by 80 residents on a mobile home park located in central California's picturesque Carmel Valley who spent more than eight years drinking contaminated water to recover monetary damages against Monterey County.
Past water quality reports yielded fluoride concentrations three to four times the state maximum for drinking water. Although the park owner and the health department were allegedly aware the water being used by residents was unsafe, they took no action for more than eight years.
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Past water quality reports yielded fluoride concentrations three to four times the state maximum for drinking water. Although the park owner and the health department were allegedly aware the water being used by residents was unsafe, they took no action for more than eight years.
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Church in New Bedford, MA seeks answers about pollution
June 23, 2009 - City testing in New Bedford, MA around a church has found sharply elevated levels of toxic chemicals, including PCBs, benzopyrene compounds, cadmium chromium, lead and others.
The church is part of extensive development that exists on the 101-acre site that was formerly the Parker Street dump. Besides the new middle school, the land includes the adjacent high school and athletic fields, and an entire residential neighborhood.
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The church is part of extensive development that exists on the 101-acre site that was formerly the Parker Street dump. Besides the new middle school, the land includes the adjacent high school and athletic fields, and an entire residential neighborhood.
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Monday, June 22, 2009
Contaminated well found in Windham, MA
June 19, 2009 - Testing has revealed contamination in a private well that provides drinking water to Heron Cove Road residents.
The contamination is likely related to blasting for the Interstate 93 Exit 3 interchange project, Pete Stamnas said. He is the state Department of Transportation's project manager for the I-93 widening project.
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The contamination is likely related to blasting for the Interstate 93 Exit 3 interchange project, Pete Stamnas said. He is the state Department of Transportation's project manager for the I-93 widening project.
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EPA declares health emergency in Montana town
June 17, 2009 - The Environmental Protection Agency for the first time has determined there is a public health emergency in a contaminated community, targeting a Montana town Wednesday for immediate federal attention.
The announcement by EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson involving Libby, Mont., will not result in an evacuation, but will require an extensive, home-by-home cleanup and better health protections for residents with asbestos-related illnesses. The EPA will invest at least $125 million over the next five years in the ongoing clean up.
Jackson called Libby a "tragic public health situation" that has not received the recognition it deserves from the federal government for far too long.
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The announcement by EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson involving Libby, Mont., will not result in an evacuation, but will require an extensive, home-by-home cleanup and better health protections for residents with asbestos-related illnesses. The EPA will invest at least $125 million over the next five years in the ongoing clean up.
Jackson called Libby a "tragic public health situation" that has not received the recognition it deserves from the federal government for far too long.
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Libby Montana: EPA Ordered Cleanup and Intervention is Dramatic 180 Degree Turn in Policy
June 18, 2009 - The Obama administration has a new take on the duties and budgets of the EPA, not only different, but startlingly so . . .
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Petroleum Leak Contaminated Drinking Water in Tennessee Community
June 16, 2009 - The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) is investigating whether underground storage tanks are leaking petroleum into this community’s supply. A complaint from a resident has prompted the investigation. Resident Karen Fortner said that since a June 14 water main break her tap water smells of gasoline.
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Gas in the water in Friendsville, TN?
June 16, 2009 - A potential new problem is bubbling up in Friendsville's water, and it's brought state officials in to run tests. Tuesday, they will dig into a repair site to check for problems.
They think the contamination came from leaking underground storage tanks at a gas station. The station is now closed, and the tanks have been removed, but leftover contamination remains. No one responsible is now alive, so the responsibility has fallen on the state.
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They think the contamination came from leaking underground storage tanks at a gas station. The station is now closed, and the tanks have been removed, but leftover contamination remains. No one responsible is now alive, so the responsibility has fallen on the state.
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Clean up of radium-contaminated soil under way in Staten Island, NY
June 13, 2009 - Work to clean up radium-contaminated soil in Staten Island's Great Kills Park is under way.
The Gateway National Recreation Area received funding from the U.S. Department of the Interior for the first phase of the multiyear project, which will identify any contaminated spots besides those already recorded.
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The Gateway National Recreation Area received funding from the U.S. Department of the Interior for the first phase of the multiyear project, which will identify any contaminated spots besides those already recorded.
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Crestwood Illinois residents concerned that ailments may be linked to tainted well
June 12, 2009 - Some have headaches, some varying types of cancer, others suffer liver or kidney ailments.
In Crestwood, residents are wondering whether their ailments can be traced to the fact that the village knowingly tapped into a tainted well for more than 20 years without the knowledge of residents or regulators.
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In Crestwood, residents are wondering whether their ailments can be traced to the fact that the village knowingly tapped into a tainted well for more than 20 years without the knowledge of residents or regulators.
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Chromium contaminated water in Midland County Texas
June 11, 2009 - The worries continue to pile up for residents living off Cotton Flat Road after officials discovered chromium contamination several weeks ago.
"The plume is extensive. It's probably at least a mile long it has very very high concentrations," Bob Bowcock, lead investigator working with famed Environmental Activist Erin Brockovich, said the team has found the source of contamination.
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"The plume is extensive. It's probably at least a mile long it has very very high concentrations," Bob Bowcock, lead investigator working with famed Environmental Activist Erin Brockovich, said the team has found the source of contamination.
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Contaminated water in East Parker County Texas
June 11, 2009 - Water is becoming a volatile issue in the East Parker County community of Bourland Field Estates.
Residents of the luxury, fly-in community of about 25 homes have complained for years their water has an unpleasant taste and smell. Now, compounds consistent with petroleum and natural gas have been found in the well which supplies the entire system.
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Residents of the luxury, fly-in community of about 25 homes have complained for years their water has an unpleasant taste and smell. Now, compounds consistent with petroleum and natural gas have been found in the well which supplies the entire system.
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Contaminated Soil Causes High Cancer Rates in Somerville, MA Neighborhood
June 10, 2009 - Horace Cetoude has been living on Allen Street for 22 years and eating vegetables that he has been growing in his backyard. So he was shocked to learn about the high incidence of cancer and contaminated soil in his neighborhood at a meeting on Monday night.
City and state officials confirmed there is arsenic, lead and other metal contamination in the area. Tests found that four out of six properties near Kiley Barrel -- according to the state environmental guidelines -- pose a cancer risk higher than the acceptable limits, with the primary cause being arsenic, said Joanne Fagan from the state Department of Environmental Protection.
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City and state officials confirmed there is arsenic, lead and other metal contamination in the area. Tests found that four out of six properties near Kiley Barrel -- according to the state environmental guidelines -- pose a cancer risk higher than the acceptable limits, with the primary cause being arsenic, said Joanne Fagan from the state Department of Environmental Protection.
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Erin Brockovich Speaks Out For Texas Residents
June 10, 2009 - "Don't drink the well water." That's the message for Midland County homeowners Tuesday from the famous environmental activist, Erin Brockovich-Ellis. Brockovich said the levels of chromium are so high in private wells, she and her colleagues are working with the state in their ongoing investigation.
It's not a Hollywood movie, but high levels of chromium 6 in well water is something the real Erin Brockovich knows a thing or two about. The contaminated water in Midland County affected more than two dozen residents and that was plenty of reason to talk directly with Midlanders.
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It's not a Hollywood movie, but high levels of chromium 6 in well water is something the real Erin Brockovich knows a thing or two about. The contaminated water in Midland County affected more than two dozen residents and that was plenty of reason to talk directly with Midlanders.
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Gas Plant Company, Town Residents Hold Dueling Open Houses In Illinois
June 9, 2009 - M.D. Pelmore of Champaign, Illinois, fears his frequent headaches and congestion are a result of contamination from a nearby former manufactured-gas plant site.
"I've lived in this neighborhood for 29 years, and, when it rains, I get a strange, terrible smell that comes out of the ground," said Pelmore, 72. "Other people in the neighborhood are getting the same headaches and congestion I've been experiencing."
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"I've lived in this neighborhood for 29 years, and, when it rains, I get a strange, terrible smell that comes out of the ground," said Pelmore, 72. "Other people in the neighborhood are getting the same headaches and congestion I've been experiencing."
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Monday, June 8, 2009
Arsenic in private wells in Webster, NY causes concern
June 7, 2009 - Hastily approved access to a public water supply on Van Alstyne meant those residents no longer would be drinking water from private wells contaminated with toxic arsenic — at levels up to four times the federal standard.
The arsenic cluster was discovered last fall almost by accident after a physician found elevated levels of arsenic in one resident's blood. Word spread quickly, and dozens of well owners began to bombard Monroe County health officials with requests for arsenic tests. Most have been drinking bottled water ever since.
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The arsenic cluster was discovered last fall almost by accident after a physician found elevated levels of arsenic in one resident's blood. Word spread quickly, and dozens of well owners began to bombard Monroe County health officials with requests for arsenic tests. Most have been drinking bottled water ever since.
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PCE leaves a toxic legacy in Burlington, VT
June 7, 2009 - Few Burlingtonians may remember Park Cleaners, a dry-cleaning business run out of the old Blinn House on 151 South Champlain St. in 1958.
The business lasted only one year at the site, but its brief time there was long enough to create a troublesome underground chemical contamination plume that today stretches from the aging, paint-chipped building almost to the shores of Lake Champlain.
The culprit: tetrachloroethylene, or PCE for short, a chemical widely used by dry cleaners and apparently discharged into the soil by Park Cleaners’ employees. The chemical can cause headaches and dizziness in the short term and, potentially, cancer later on.
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The business lasted only one year at the site, but its brief time there was long enough to create a troublesome underground chemical contamination plume that today stretches from the aging, paint-chipped building almost to the shores of Lake Champlain.
The culprit: tetrachloroethylene, or PCE for short, a chemical widely used by dry cleaners and apparently discharged into the soil by Park Cleaners’ employees. The chemical can cause headaches and dizziness in the short term and, potentially, cancer later on.
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Utah well closed after discovery of PCE contamination
June 4, 2009 - Officials in North Salt Lake, Utah, closed a well that supplies as much as 15% of the city's drinking water after two tests found the dry cleaning chemical perchloroethylene in the water, according to this article that cites a report by The Standard-Examiner of Ogden, Utah.
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Groundwater contamination found in Milford, CT
June 4, 2009 - Three test wells dug Wednesday at the Robert Treat Apartments will determine the extent of groundwater contamination from a long-closed dry cleaner.
Test wells on the dry cleaner's property and at the Treat Apartments have found elevated levels of a common dry-cleaning solvent, said Dennis Schain, a spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection.
The perchloroethylene -- also known as tetrachloroethylene, PCE, and PERC -- was found at both locations recently, Schain said, and the new wells dug Wednesday are to locate the extent of the plume. Test results will likely be available in a month, he said.
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Test wells on the dry cleaner's property and at the Treat Apartments have found elevated levels of a common dry-cleaning solvent, said Dennis Schain, a spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection.
The perchloroethylene -- also known as tetrachloroethylene, PCE, and PERC -- was found at both locations recently, Schain said, and the new wells dug Wednesday are to locate the extent of the plume. Test results will likely be available in a month, he said.
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Monday, June 1, 2009
Cancer cluster confirmed in Clyde, Ohio
May 29, 2009 -
Members of the Ohio State Health Department joined local officials for an announcement many Sandusky County families have been waiting years to hear.
"This appears to be the high-risk area, and we want to see what might have happened historically that may have impacted on this population," said Robert Indian with the Ohio State Health Department.
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Members of the Ohio State Health Department joined local officials for an announcement many Sandusky County families have been waiting years to hear.
"This appears to be the high-risk area, and we want to see what might have happened historically that may have impacted on this population," said Robert Indian with the Ohio State Health Department.
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Camp Lejeune vets suffer from drinking water contamination in North Carolina
May 31, 2009 - Camp Lejeune, a sprawling Marine base on the North Carolina seaboard, is the site of what some scientists call the worst public drinking-water contamination in the nation's history. Its water wells were tainted with cancer-causing industrial compounds for 30 years, ending in 1987.
An estimated 500,000 to 1 million people — including Marines and family living on base housing — drank, bathed and cooked using that fouled water.
Among the chemicals detected in high concentrations at Camp Lejeune are a metal degreaser, trichloroethylene (TCE) and a degreaser and dry-cleaning agent called tetrachloroethylene (PCE).
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An estimated 500,000 to 1 million people — including Marines and family living on base housing — drank, bathed and cooked using that fouled water.
Among the chemicals detected in high concentrations at Camp Lejeune are a metal degreaser, trichloroethylene (TCE) and a degreaser and dry-cleaning agent called tetrachloroethylene (PCE).
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A toxic wasteland at Ormond Beach in Southern California
May 28, 2009 - According to the EPA, a poisonous alphabet soup of elevated levels of aluminum, barium, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, magnesium, manganese, nickel, thorium, and zinc is leeching into both underlying groundwater and sediments in the Oxnard Industrial Drain.
In 2007 a warning was issued to residents that elevated levels of radiation were coming from the fenced-off property.
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In 2007 a warning was issued to residents that elevated levels of radiation were coming from the fenced-off property.
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