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Sandia National Laboratories wants to monitor the nuclear
waste in a Cold War-era landfill just outside Albuquerque, rather
than excavate it or try to move it elsewhere
by Lissa James,
Oct 11, 2004
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Residents of the Canon City, Colo., suburb of Lincoln Park
are fighting the proposed delivery of radioactive soil from a New
Jersey Superfund site to the Cotter Corp. uranium mill
by Gail Binkly,
Nov 25, 2002
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Utah Rep. Jim Hansen proposes half a million acres of
wilderness in western Utah, but in the same amendment would dump
hazardous waste in the nearby Skull Valley Goshute
Reservation.
by Michelle Nijhuis,
Jun 24, 2002
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In Libby, Mont., residents who are sick or dying of
exposure to asbestos from W.R. Grace's vermiculite mine are
outraged by the company's decision to file for bankruptcy in the
face of their lawsuits.
by Jane Fritz,
Apr 23, 2001
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Hardrock mining tops the list of industrial polluters in
the EPA's annual Toxics Release Inventory.
by Kayley Mendenhall,
Jun 05, 2000
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In a precedent-setting case, Allan Elias is convicted of
"knowing endangerment" for exposing employee Scott Dominguez to
cyanide in an accident that damaged his nervous system.
by Kurt Friedemann,
Apr 10, 2000
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The video, "A Toxic Train Runs Through It," investigates
the long-lasting health impacts of a 1996 trail derailment and
toxic chemical spill in Alberton, Montana.
by Ali Macalady,
Nov 08, 1999
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Casper, Wyo.'s Amoco oil refinery is one of the state's
most notorious hazardous waste sites, and some fear that EPA's
decision to turn over responsibility to the Wyoming Dept. of
Environmental Quality means that cleanup will not be
complete.
by Jason Marsden,
Feb 15, 1999
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One year after a train derailment spewed chlorine gas and
other dangerous chemicals, residents of Alberton, Mont., say their
town is unsafe and their health still impaired.
by Greg Hanscom,
Apr 28, 1997
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People burning old industrial-gauge wire in the Utah
desert to get at the raw copper left to sell are breaking the law
and creating a serious health hazard, BLM officials warn.
by Chris Smith,
Apr 14, 1997
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