Taming River's Toxic Mud ; Kiln-Fired Sediment Could One Day Pave Highways
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By COLLEEN DISKIN, STAFF WRITER  Take some barge loads of muck from the bottom of the Passaic River, cook in a kiln at 2,400 degrees till the dioxins, PCBs and pesticides melt away, then mix with cement.
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By Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Mar. 11--The Middle River-Snake River Watershed District has agreed to repair damage it allegedly caused to the Snake River during construction of a flood control project, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
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By Amos Maki, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn.  Dec. 19--When Dan Cowan first laid his eyes on a heavily polluted  industrial site in Charleston, S.C., in 1998, he could hardly believe what he  saw.
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By Seattle Times  Feb. 14--Environmental groups are challenging new state stormwater regulations, saying they won't do enough to keep polluted runoff from flowing into the state's rivers, lakes and Puget Sound.
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Dredging is useful for removing contaminated material from sediment, but can't eliminate the problem, a report says.
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A new research center at the University of New Hampshire hopes to help reduce a huge threat to water quality nationwide: stormwater carrying pollutants into streams, wetlands and coastal harbors.
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By THOMAS B. LANGHORNE, Courier & Press staff writer 464-7432 or langhornet@courierpress.com  Covered in mud and their nostrils assaulted by foul odors, about 30 volunteers worked Saturday to clean up a longtime dump site near Pigeon Creek.
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LA CONCHITA, Calif.  - A massive pile of mud that  killed 10 people when it hit a seaside California town shifted  on Thursday, delaying efforts to remove debris while geologists  assess whether the mound could move again.
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The cleanup of the Fox River's contaminated sediments will likely prove one of largest ever in the US.
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By Anonymous  PPG Industries' chemical plant in Marshall County must comply with stricter limits in discharging mercury into the Ohio River, the West Virginia Environmental Quality Board ordered July 24.
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The murky green Dasha River has been dirty for decades, polluted by coal mines and steel mills that make it fit only for watering livestock and crops downstream.
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By Jack Wessling  Before the construction of dams in the 20th century, the Ohio River's bend along the northern boundary of Campbell County tended to erode its northern shore and to deposit sand and silt along its southern one.
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By Mark Grossi, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Sep. 25--LOS BANOS -- A farm road runs through the shriveled San Joaquin River where chinook salmon are supposed to swim in seven years.
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Contaminated sediments in rivers and bays from coast to coast pose an environmental hazard, and while dredging reduces the sediment it doesn't always solve the problem, the National Research Council reported Tuesday.
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By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 2--ROCKY FORD -- Memories of the past and visions of the future could be found in questions Thursday surrounding a "Super Ditch" proposed by the Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District.
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By Kelly Hassett, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Sep. 11--NELSONVILLE, Ohio -- Andrew Ford thrust his hands into the loose, crumbly soil of the Wayne National Forest yesterday and felt around.
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Contaminants ranging from farm runoff to the bug repellent DEET are putting pressure on some of the most pristine rivers in the southern U.S.