EPA’s Cami Grandinetti says they turned down a petition from 100 (Northport) residents asking for more testing.
Ecology pushes for air monitoring in Northport
Ecology finds fault in EPA’s analysis of safety of Northport’s air
The EPA recently explained to the community of Northport, WA, based on the EPA’s analysis of existing data they have decided not to conduct additional air monitoring in our area....
TECK SPILL ALERT: Toxins from Teck’s Landfill/Arsenic Storage Area spilled into Columbia River ~ April, 2016 ~
April 13, 2016 SPILL ALERT: Teck Smelter, Trail B.C. Due to a failure of a sump pump at Teck Smelter in B.C., leachate from an old landfill and arsenic storage area has been released into Stony Creek, which discharges into the Columbia River. The specific toxins and the amounts released is not yet known at... Continue Reading →
Plan for Air Monitoring Study in Northport…. Please read and help if you can
The Citizens for a Clean Columbia (CCC), myself, and other Northport residents have been trying to get a well planned air monitoring study done in the area. The last air monitoring done in Northport was from 1993-1997. The results of these 4 air monitoring studies showed that levels of arsenic and cadmium exceeded the recommended... Continue Reading →
EPA to hold community meeting August 20th
Come talk to us about metals in soil and proposed actions Share your concerns and questions In response to your requests for a meeting, EPA, Ecology, and the Northeast Tri-County Health District invite you to share your concerns and questions. EPA and the Washington Department of Ecology will discuss Ecology’s recent reports on elevated levels... Continue Reading →
WA Dpt. of Ecology’s Northport soil study confirms fears
Link to study results below: Soil, Lake, and Wetland Studies around Northport
EPA Awards $2 Million to Small Businesses
This is great news. I was wondering if you could share the project/research study that was awarded with the air monitoring grant? I am curious because Northport still has been unable to get funding or approval for just the one air monitor we were promised and, until recently, thought was in place near the border,... Continue Reading →
Comments worth posting – a special thank you from The Northport Project to Shayla
Comment from Shayla Phillips: I cannot thank you enough for writing this....I am in the eigth grade and I am doing a school project on Northport. There was so much info on Northport in this and I fully enjoyed reading. Im Stephanie and Levi's younger daughter Shayla Shayla _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Response submitted by The Northport Project... Continue Reading →
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