Tribal Tribune April 21, 2016 Press Release | Updated Yesterday NESPELEM—This week Teck Cominco’s failure to manage its operations has once again sent toxic pollution into the Columbia River. It is another tragic assault by Teck on the region’s natural resources. Teck’s disregard for the land, air and water it impacts must be stopped.... Continue Reading →
AIR MONITORING IN NORTHPORT: PART III *LETTER PETITION- For Air Monitoring in Northport*
AIR MONITORING IN NORTHPORT: PART III **See letter to copy/sign/paste/send to EPA contact requesting air monitoring at end of article*** So, it was established in the air monitoring conducted by Ecology from 1992-1998 that the levels of arsenic and cadmium in Northport’s air was much higher than safety standards, and risk based concentrations. The levels... Continue Reading →
Teck Spill Alert: UPDATE
Dr. Mindy Smith, CCC Secretary provided us an update on the Teck spill. The spill that occurred yesterday from an old landfill and arsenic storage area has been downgraded from code 2 (urgent status) to a code 1 by Emergency Management BC. Sampling of Stoney Creek and the Columbia River are being conducted and the results... Continue Reading →
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 →
WA Judges Skeptical that Superfund Includes Teck Smelter’s Airborne Waste- SERIOUSLY
From Toxics Law Reporter By Steven M. Sellers April 6 — A Ninth Circuit panel appeared disinclined to find that the Superfund law includes contaminants that traveled by air from a Canadian smelter onto a contaminated U.S. site. The seemingly skeptical three-judge panel considered sharply contrasting oral arguments on how far the U.S. hazardous waste... Continue Reading →
Ecology’s Air Monitoring Results from 1992 – 1998 and 2017 Assessment
The WA Department of Ecology’s air monitoring studies completed in Northport from 1992-1998 showed extremely elevated levels of arsenic (200 times higher than the national standard), and cadmium. Below is a Summary of Ecology’s Northport Air Quality Studies, Phases I – IV, (1992-1998). Reference the agency acronyms and safety level to understand results: Ecology / EPA... Continue Reading →