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
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"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
End Draws Near for Long, Bitter GE-Hudson Superfund Battle
Optimists think General Electric and the EPA may agree in January on the final phase of Superfund cleanup of PCBs that polluted the Hudson River.
Source: Greenwire, 12/23/2010
"Tar Creek Buyout Costs Less Than Expected"
"A federal buyout of homes and businesses in the Tar Creek Superfund site is nearly complete and is expected to cost about $10 million less than original estimates."
Source: Tulsa World, 12/20/2010
"North Jersey Superfund Cleanups Plagued by Errors, Cutbacks"
"Since the [Superfund] program was launched 30 years ago, only three of the 13 [hazardous waste] sites in Bergen and Passaic counties have been fully cleaned. Eight sites have been on the list for more than 25 years."
Source: Bergen Record, 10/11/2010
"Feds Warn Residents Near Wyoming Gas Drilling Sites Not To Drink Their Water"
"The federal government is warning residents in a small Wyoming town with extensive natural gas development not to drink their water, and to use fans and ventilation when showering or washing clothes in order to avoid the risk of an explosion."
Source: ProPublica, 09/02/2010
"Website Publicizes Cancer Map, Environmental Data"
"BINGHAMTON -- A pair of [New York] state legislators on Wednesday showed an improved version of a website mapping cancer instances statewide as well as buildings and other facilities holding chemicals, gases or producing air emissions."
Source: Binghamton Press, 08/20/2010
"U.S. Court Rejects GE Challenge To EPA Cleanup Orders"
"A U.S. appeals court rejected on Tuesday a legal challenge by General Electric Co to the federal Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) orders that direct companies to clean up hazardous waste."
Source: Reuters, 07/01/2010
Obama, EPA To Push for Restoration of Superfund Petrochemical Tax
The Superfund tax on oil and chemical companies that helped support cleanup of abandoned hazardous waste sites expired in 1995. Now the Obama administration plans an effort to revive it.
Source: Wash Post, 06/21/2010
