Become a member of the Citizens for a Clean Columbia (CCC)! Please take a moment to do so at: CCC Membership Application The annual membership fee of $25.00 and any donations (to donate go to: CCC Donation Info) go towards the tremendous work all the dedicated members donate their spare time to. The work they... Continue Reading →
Letter to WA State DOH & EPA Re: Funding to protect Northport WA residents
December 15, 2011 To: Marc Stifelman,Toxicologist - U.S. EPA, Region 10 David McBride, Toxicologist - WA State Dpt. of Health Re: ASTHO Funding Opportunity for Northport Project / Air Monitoring Concerns Dear David & Marc, I realize that the EPA is currently in the process of conducting the Human Health Risk Assessment of recreational use... Continue Reading →
Northport & Upper Columbia communities in for another “inadequate” study?
Colville Tribes call Teck smelter study ‘deficient’ EPA also blasted for quality of oversight K.C. Mehaffey Wenatchee World Tags:Columbia RiverConfederated Tribes of the Colville ReservationEPALake RooseveltminingTeck ComincoTeck Cominco American The Cominco smelter complex, shown in 2009, sits above the Columbia River in Trail, B.C. Background The June 2006 settlement between the EPA and Teck marked the first time a Canadian company agreed to... Continue Reading →
New direction for EPA, proof of positive change?
EPA Strengthens Key Scientific Database to Protect Public Health Release date: 07/12/2011 Contact Information: Dale Kemery (News Media Only) kemery.dale@epa.gov 202-564-7839 202-564-4355 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced plans to improve its Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program as part of an ongoing effort initiated in 2009 to strengthen the program. IRIS is a... Continue Reading →
Comments Worthy of Being A Post! **Clifford Ward** – “The Smelter’s Impact”
A comment posted for the blog page I wrote, “The Smelter’s Impact”, was so informative and really…. just excellent. I think it warrants being its own post - The comment below is from Clifford Ward, a Northport resident. His is also a board member of the Citizens for a Clean Columbia (CCC), and is... Continue Reading →