"In the Andes, a Toxic Site"
From an immense mansion in the Hamptons, Ira Rennert oversees a private industrial empire that includes one of the most toxic sites in the world.
Source: NYTimes, 06/25/2009
Pollution
North American Toxics Data Released
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation, which is a joint effort of Canada, the US, and Mexico, released on June 10, 2009, its annual report tracking and comparing toxic emissions.
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EPA To Announce Proposed NO2 Standard
After several years of preparatory work, EPA is expected to announce by June 26, 2009, its proposed primary standard for one of the six "criteria" air pollutants, nitrogen dioxide.
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Canada To Clean Up Abandoned Radar Sites in N. Ontario
"Aboriginal leaders welcomed an agreement announced Monday between the federal and Ontario governments to clean up 16 abandoned Cold War radar sites in northern Ontario at an estimated cost of more than $100 million."
Source: Canadian Press, 06/24/2009
Agreement Reached on Fort Meade Clean-Up
The Army has finally agreed to an enforceable timetable for cleaning up Superfund sites at Fort Meade in Maryland.
Source: Baltimore Sun, 06/23/2009
Cuyahoga River Reborn
The Cuyahoga River, which became a symbol of pollution when it caught fire 40 years ago, has come back to life.
Source: NYTimes, 06/22/2009
"EPA to Test 10,000 Indiana Yards for Lead from Ancient Factories"
"At least 10,000 more properties in residential neighborhoods of Evansville will be tested for lead and arsenic contamination in the soil of their yards" from foundries going back to the 1880s.
Source: ENS, 06/16/2009
"EPA To Rebuild Uranium-Contaminated Navajo Homes"
"The federal government plans to spend up to $3 million a year to demolish and rebuild uranium-contaminated structures across the Navajo Nation, where Cold War-era mining of the radioactive substance left a legacy of disease and death."
Source: AP, 06/15/2009
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