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• Radiation leak at Three Mile Island
  November 22, 2009 http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=7131935 THREE MILE ISLAND – November 22, 2009 (WPVI) — We are learning more this morning about a reported radiation leak at Three Mile Island. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says later today it is sending two radiation specialists to the plant near Harrisburg. Diane Screnchi, sp […]
• Contamination at Umatilla clouds land-use issue
  With the Army on track to destroy the last of the deadly mustard agents at its Umatilla Chemical Depot in 2011 and return the sprawling property to public use, developers from ports to tribes are drawing up plans. […]
• Toxic legacy of the Cold War
  Ohio's Fernald Preserve has flowers, birds and tons of radioactive waste. Sites that once supplied the nation's nuclear arsenal now pose a staggering political, environmental and economic challenge. […]
• Untitled
  from: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20091015/NEWS01/910150327/1002/NEWS DEC says no cleanup necessary for Victor plume Steve Orr • Staff writer • October 15, 2009 Two-and-a-half years after a public uproar in Victor over a contaminated plume of groundwater, state officials have concluded that the level of toxic solvents is low enough, and the t […]
• Cancer study of Victor’s ‘plume’ inconclusive
  Originally published at: http://www.mpnnow.com/news/x1801870653/Cancer-study-of-Victor-s-plume-inconclusive By Jessica Youngman and Mike Maslanik, staff writers Daily Messenger Posted Oct 17, 2009 @ 08:24 PM Victor, N.Y. — A cancer study of the part of town where the groundwater is contaminated by industrial solvents shows an unusual number of brain tumors, […]