Small communities through-out the United States are slowly, and unknowingly, being poisoned. The poisons are unavoidable. The residents are exposed to them from the air and dust they breath, the water they drink, the soil they grow gardens in, and the small particulate matter that they absorb through their skin. There is no where to... Continue Reading →
Teck held accountable for airborne pollution – per Court ruling
Mining Co. Must Face Airborne Pollution Claims, Court Told By Caroline Simson Law360, New York (October 14, 2015, 7:04 PM ET) -- Mining Co. Must Face Airborne Pollution The federal government and a California state agency urged the Ninth Circuit Tuesday to affirm that a Canadian mining company must face allegations from Washington state and... Continue Reading →
Teck and EPA reach agreement to clean-up Northport properties
Teck Smelter agrees to clean up 15 lead-contaminated properties in Northport, WA (Seattle, WA – Aug, 13, 2015) Teck Metals Limited and Teck American Incorporated have reached a legally binding cleanup agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to begin removing lead and other contaminants from 15 properties in northeast Washington state. Under the terms... Continue Reading →
Lawsuit against Teck Smelter Dismissed
In 2008, along with the non-profit group Citizens for a Clean Columbia (CCC), I began reaching out to past and present residents of Northport, WA. After a year of researching the Environmental Protecton Agency (EPA), Dpt. Of Ecology, Dpt of Health (DOH), and the Agency for Toxic Sustaces and Disease Registry (ATSDR) studies conducted in... Continue Reading →
Northport – Teck Litigation
If you, or anyone you know, is interested in pursuing a personal injury claim against Teck smelter please contact Barbara Mahoney with Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP at: barbaram@hbsslaw.com or (206) 268-9308. They have prepared an initial client questionnaire to assist them in preparing these claims.
Northport Residents- Class Action Lawsuit against Teck Resources
Northport Residents- Class Action Lawsuit against Teck Resources If you suspect you or any of your family members (alive or deceased) have been impacted by illnesses* that could possibly be attributed to past and/or present exposure to the environmental toxins released by Teck (Cominco) Resources, the Canadian smelter located in Trail B.C., and you would... Continue Reading →
Huge Admission from Canadian Cross-Border Polluter, Teck Resources
Huge Admission from Canadian Cross-Border Polluter, Teck Resources By rosehips | Posted September 11, 2012 | Northport, Washington I have personally been waiting decades for this. In an historic admission on the eve of a court case pitting two members of the Colville Confederated Tribes, the state of Washington and the EPA against a Canadian... Continue Reading →
Could B.C. contamination be cause of illness in NE Wash. town? KING5 Broadcast
Could Teck smelters contamination be cause of illnesses in the small NE Washington town of Northport? To see the KING5.com Seattle broadcast click this link: King 5 Northport broadcast
THE NORTHPORT PROJECT 