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Latest Press Releases

PRESIDENT'S 2011 BUDGET REQUEST FULLY FUNDS CHEMICAL WEAPONS DISPOSAL EFFORTS IN COLORADO AND KENTUCKY
Posted February 1, 2010


HOUSE APPROVES DEFENSE BILL INCLUDING KY AND CO CHEM WEAPONS DISPOSAL PROJECTS
Posted July 31, 2009


SENATE COMMITTEE INCREASES KY CHEM WEAPONS DISPOSAL BUDGET BY $5 MILLION FOR 2010
Posted July 9, 2009


PENTAGON REPORT SAYS CO & KY HYDROLYSATE WILL NOT BE SHIPPED OFF-SITE
Posted May 15, 2009


KY/CO CHEM WEAPONS BUDGET REQUEST
FOR
2010 UP $250 MILLION
Posted May 6, 2009


ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS TO "TOLERATE" SMALL SHIPMENT OF CHEM WARFARE WASTE TO TEXAS
Posted Dec. 10, 2008


PENTAGON REPORT REVISITS TRANSPORTATION
OF DEADLY CHEM WEAPONS TO HASTEN
DISPOSAL EFFORT

Posted July 2, 2008


CWWG DIRECTOR RECEIVES HONORARY DOCTORATE FROM EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
Posted May 12, 2008


EKU President Charles Whitlock (left) presents Honorary Doctorate of Humanities to Craig Williams May 10th at the Afternoon Commencement Ceremony


Hot Releases and Documents Continued


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Information on U.S. Chem Weapons Sites

Recent (October 1, 2008 to present) News Articles Relevant to Chemical Weapons Disposal

Archive of Articles Posted 02/01 thru 05/09

Links posted February 04, 2010

Richmond Register

02/03/10  "President's Budget Contains Depot Funding"

02/03/10  "2010 Marks Two First for Weapons Disposal Plant"


Links posted February 03, 2010

Lexington Herald-Leader

02/03/10  "Funds for Nerve Gas Disposal in Budget"


Links posted February 02, 2010

Lexington Herald-Leader

02/02/10  "Obama's Budget Includes Weapons Disposal at Blue Grass Depot"


Global Security Newswire

02/02/10  "Obama Seeks $511M For Chemical Weapons Disposal"



Links posted February 01, 2010

Louisville Courier-Journal

02/01/10  "Kentucky and Indiana would get billions in new budget proposal"


Links posted January 29, 2010

Global Security Newswire

01/27/10  "Umatilla Checmical Depot Resumes Disposal Operations"

01/04/10  "Progress Made on Blue Grass Chemical Weapons Disposal Plant"


Links posted January 26, 2010

Global Security Newswire

01/26/10  "Last Two U.S. Chemical Weapons Disposal Sites Funded at $550M"


Links posted January 25, 2010

Salt Lake Tribune

01/21/10  "Vets say toxic tests sickened them; government says prove it"


Links posted January 19, 2010

Greenwire

01/19/10  "Army struggles with toxic dump cleanup"


Links posted December 30, 2009

Lexington Herald-Leader

12/28/09  "Plant for destroying chemicals takes shape"

Pueblo Chieftain

12/23/09  Editorial "The leakers"
12/18/09  "Army can't speed up chem demil project"
12/18/09  "Alternate chem demilitarization plan under way"
12/17/09  "State appeals demil ruling"

Birmingham News

12/23/09  "Chemical weapons disposal operations halted at Alabama facility after "flash" reported"


Links posted December 11, 2009

Anniston Star

12/11/09  "Army officials: Mustard rounds could be tricky"

Global Security Newswire

12/10/09  "Russian Plant Begins New Chemical Weapons Disposal Project"


Links posted December 10, 2009

Pueblo Chieftain

12/10/09  "Local advisors cool to idea of exploding mustard shells"
12/08/09  "Pentagon may explode 125,000 weapons early"

Associated Press

12/08/09  "New chemical destruction method weighed"

Richmond Register

12/08/09  "Army may propose detonation for mustard munitions in Richmond"

Tri-City Herald

12/08/09  "Oregon fines depot contractor $111,000"


Links posted November 17, 2009

Toowoomba Chronicle

11/14/09  "Shell find raises memories"

Tri-City Herald

11/16/09  "Tractor driven through Chemical Depot fence"


Links posted November 10, 2009

Global Security Network

11/10/09  "Pueblo Depot Finishes Off Mustard Agent Leak"
11/10/09  "Pine Bluff Chemical-Weapon Disposal Ahead of Schedule"


Links posted November 5, 2009

Pueblo Chieftain

11/05/09  "Lakewood firm to treat chemical weapons waste"


Links posted November 2, 2009

The Oregonian

10/31/09  "Contamination at Umatilla clouds land-use issue"

East Oregonian

10/31/09  "Judge backs depot mustard gas incineration"

Inter Press Service

10/20/09  "Pipeline Renews Debate on Sea-Dumped Chemical Weapons"


Links posted October 27, 2009

Anniston Star

10/11/09  "Burning question: Army, Chamber Say Senate reuse study doesn't signal continued incinerator use"
10/14/09  Editorial   "Burning for Burning's Sake"

Richmond Register

10/26/09  "Destruction plant taking shape"


Links posted September 29, 2009

Global Security Newswire

09/25/09  "Court Denies Colorado Bid for Chemical Destruction Deadline"

Denver Daily News

09/25/09  "Judge's decision irks health dept."


Links posted September 14, 2009

Hermiston Herald

09/09/09  "Chemical depot union sues contractors"

Tri-City Herald

09/13/09  "Plans being made for chemical depot's future"


Links posted September 10, 2009

Denver Post

09/10/09  "Army to boost checks of Pueblo chemicals"

Pueblo Chieftain

09/10/09  "Bechtel begins hiring work force"

Defense Environment Alert

09/01/09  "Colorado Suit Seeks Strict Chemical Weapons Storage Measures"
09/01/09  "Court Rejects Activists' Chemical Weapons Incineration Challenge"


Links posted September 9, 2009

Richmond Register

09/09/09  "Chandler, McConnell protect depot funding"


Links posted September 3, 2009

Associated Press

08/31/09  "EPA: Chemical disposal plant properly closed"

Newsday

08/29/09  "Brookhaven lab turns to trees to take out toxins"


Links posted August 28, 2009

Pueblo Chieftain

08/27/09  "Second suit filed by state against Army"

Global Security Newswire

08/25/09  "Pueblo Depot Reports Mustard Agent Leak"
08/26/09  "Pentagon Must Meet Chemical Weapons Disposal Deadline, U.S. Lawmakers Say"


Links posted August 26, 2009

Richmond Register

08/26/09  "Congressmen tour Depot construction"


Links posted August 25, 2009

Louisville Courier-Journal

08/25/09  "McConnell, Chandler push to destroy chemical weapons on time"

 

Lexington Herald-Leader

08/25/09  "McConnell, Chandler visit Blue Grass Army Depot"

Associated Press

08/25/09  "Lawmakers tour weapons destruction site in Ky."


Links posted August 24, 2009

Los Angeles Times

08/23/09  "Clock ticks down on a deadly chemical stockpile"


Links posted August 21, 2009

Law360

08/20/09  "Chemical Weapons Incineration Suit Scrapped"


Links posted August 20, 2009

Bloomberg

08/19/09  "Army Wins Court Approval to Burn Chemical Weapons"


Links posted August 19, 2009

Associated Press

08/19/09  "Judge tosses chemical weapons incineration suit"


Links posted August 17, 2009

Richmond Register

08/12/09  "Williams gives first update to fiscal court"

Global Security Newswire

08/14/09  "Russia Restricts Transparency at Major Chemical Weapons Site, Group Says"


Links posted August 5, 2009

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

08/04/09  "Army is studying effects of dumping live ammo in sea"

Global Security Newswire

08/04/09  "House Approves Funds for U.S. Chemical Weapons Disposal"


Links posted August 1, 2009

Richmond Register

07/31/09  "Funding could accelerate demil process at depot"

Lexington Herald-Leader

08/01/09  "Weapons disposal funds approved"


Links posted July 30, 2009

Lexington Herald-Leader

07/30/09 Editorial "Whistle blower was right"

ITAR-TASS

07/29/09  "Russia destroys first ton of war gas sarin"


Links posted July 28, 2009

Tri-City Herald

07/28/09  "Depot hit by fire, chemical weapons leak"


Links posted July 27, 2009

Defense Environment Alert

07/21/09  "Group Pushes for Management Change at Key Chemical Weapons Site"


Links posted July 22, 2009

Global Security Newswire

07/22/09  "Continued Commitment Needed on U.S. Chemical Disarmament, OPCW Chief Says"

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

07/22/09  "NOAA to track munitions in sea"

Honolulu Advertiser

07/22/09  "Ordnance Reef study to begin"


Links posted July 21, 2009

Environment News Service

07/20/09  "Kentucky Chemical Weapons Leak Detectors Dysfunctional for Years"

Associated Press

07/20/09  "Army report finds faulty monitoring at Blue Grass Army Depot"

Richmond Register

07/21/09  "Army: Agent monitoring system was inoperative"


Links posted July 13, 2009

Honolulu Advertiser

07/11/09  "WWI-era mortar shell found at Schofield range"


Links posted July 9, 2009

Richmond Register

07/09/09  "McConnell proposes more depot funding"

Global Security Newswire

07/08/09  "Senate Panel Supports Pueblo CW Disposal Plant Funding"

Lexington Herald-Leader

07/08/09  "2 bills contain $9.9 million for Central Ky. projects"

Hermiston Herald

07/07/09  "Depot crews detect leaking mustard"


Links posted July 6, 2009

Associated Press

07/04/09  "Chemical weapons incinerator now in final phase"


Links posted June 30, 2009

Global Security Newswire

06/29/09  "Russia Boosts Security at Chemical Weapons Sites"


Links posted June 26, 2009

Pine Bluff Commercial

06/24/09  "No Public Comment Offered On Arsenal's Burn Permit"

Associated Press

06/25/09  "Gas leak detected at Umatilla weapons depot"


Links posted June 19, 2009

Oregon Public Broadcasting

06/18/09  "Community Prepares For Umatilla Chemical Depot's New Future"


Links posted June 18, 2009

The Oregonian

06/17/09  Editorial "Just one deadly weapon to go at Umatilla"

Global Security Newswire

06/18/09  "Russia Pledges to Meet 2009 Chemical Weapons Disposal Obligation"

Associated Press

06/18/09  "Rocky Mountain Arsenal gets $7.4M wildlife center"


Links posted June 16, 2009

Tri-City Herald

06/15/09  "DEPOT: Court takes no action on chemical weapon issue"


Links posted June 12, 2009

Richmond Register

06/11/09  "2021 now likely date for weapons destruction"


Links posted June 11, 2009

Environment & Energy Daily

06/11/09  "Lawmakers grill Army Corps over WWI-era weapons cleanup"

Sky News

06/10/09  "Russia to Destroy 6,000 Tons of Nerve Gas"


Links posted June 8, 2009

PR Newswire

06/04/09  "Army Begins Mustard Blister Agent Disposal Campaign"

Associated Press

06/04/09  "Umatilla depot to destroy mustard agent"

East Oregonian

06/04/09  "Depot starts final phase"
06/04/09  "Changing the guard"

Environment & Energy Daily

06/08/09  "Panel to brief lawmakers on WWI-era weapons cleanup"


Links posted June 4, 2009

News Tribune

06/04/09  "Mustard gas incineration to start at Umatilla depot"

Defense Environment Alert

05/26/09  "DOD Pledges Not to Ship Chemical Weapons Waste Off-Site"


Links posted June 2, 2009

Associated Press

05/29/09  "Arsenal Looks To Closing Chemical Weapons Incinerator"
06/02/09  "Facility to Destroy Weapons Opened"

Global Security Newswire

06/02/09 "No Legal Option for Meeting Chemical Demilitarization Deadline"

NEWS 13

05/30/09 "Pueblo Chemical Depot May Receive More Money"


Links to News Articles Relevant to Chemical Weapons Disposal
Posted February 2001 thru May 31, 2009
(Early links may no longer work.)

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