Cleanup of Contaminated K-25 Plant Appears in Doubt
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By Frank Munger, The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Tenn.  Feb. 28--OAK RIDGE -- The K-25 plant is badly deteriorated and thoroughly  contaminated with uranium and a host of other hazardous materials.
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A US inspection turned up numerous problems in 1999 at a British pharmaceutical plant where millions of doses of flu vaccine were rendered worthless by contamination this year, The Kansas City Star reported Sunday.
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By Darrin Youker, Reading Eagle, Pa.  Mar. 11--Since 1982, residents in Bally have had problems with contamination in their municipal water supply.  But in a few months, the federal Environmental Protection Agency finally expects to remedy the situation.
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A 1959 nuclear reactor meltdown at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in eastern Ventura County may have caused hundreds of cancers in the surrounding community while chemicals from the site threaten to contaminate local ground and water, according to a report released Thursday.
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By Sammy Fretwell, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Jun. 18--Despite federal warnings, the state has not set aside enough money to clean up leaks from buried petroleum tanks that threaten drinking water across South Carolina.
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A large portion of the United States&#39; milk and lettuce supply may be contaminated with potentially unsafe levels of a toxic chemical used in rocket fuel, according to data released by the Food and Drug Administration on Monday.
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The Food and Drug Administration uncovered contamination and unsanitary conditions at a British flu vaccine manufacturing plant in 2003 but failed to re-inspect it until similar
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By Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Sep. 20--One of the most egregious pieces of unfinished business from 9/11 is the continuing vulnerability of chemical plants to terrorist attack.
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Tests that determine whether toxic chemicals accumulate in food may be missing some hazardous materials and need to be updated, a Canadian researcher said Thursday.
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Security concerns are preventing fuel and other goods from leaving a key port.
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By Jeff Tucker, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Mar. 3--Officials at the Pueblo Memorial Airport hope the latest contract they have with an environmental remediation company will be the last one they need in order to remove groundwater contamination from nearly 20 years ago.
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Anne Arundel County and state officials are calling for federal authorities to clean up a former pharmaceutical factory that holds more than 50,000 gallons of hazardous chemicals and could have devastating effects if it catches fire.
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Manure generated on large U.S. livestock farms, which can later contaminate soil and water, has lead to a fierce debate over whether farmers and ranchers should be held responsible for cleaning up the mess.
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By Associated Press  WASHINGTON -- It will cost at least $12 billion to clean up contamination from tens of thousands of gasoline storage tanks that are leaking underground, congressional auditors say.
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By JOHN REID BLACKWELL  A state official tried to ease local residents' concerns about a controversial chemical found in water around DuPont's Spruance plant in Chesterfield County.
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By Eric Weslander, Journal-World, Lawrence, Kan.  Feb. 1--IT WAS A TIMELY -- and smelly -- reminder of Kansas University's maintenance troubles.
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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.