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LINKS to News Articles Relevant to Chemical Weapons Disposal:


Links posted Mar. 31, 2004

The News Journal (DE)

03/31/04 "Army disputes risk of DuPont VX plan"

nj03.31.04.html

Courier Post (NJ)

03/31/04 "Remixed nerve agent a long shot, Army study says"

cp03.31.04.html

Pine Bluff Commercial

03/31/04 "Disposal Delayed at PB Arsenal"

pbc03.31.04.html

Waste News

03/30/04 "Army changes disposal rules for chemical weapons at Utah site"

wn03.30.04.html

Tooele Transcript Bulletin

03/30/04 "Warning sirens vandalized; taxpayers foot bill"

ttb03.30.04.html


Links posted Mar. 30, 2004

Birmingham News

03/28/04 "Another Failure at Anniston Incinerator Doesn't Faze Army"

bn03.28.04.html

Salt Lake Tribune

03/30/04 "Tooele burn plant to get $50M fix for heavy metals"

slt03.30.04.html

Deseret News

03/30/04 "New way to destroy agent proposed"

dn03.30.04.html

Anniston Star

03/30/04 "DOD could soon ignore unions"

as03.30.04.html


Links posted Mar. 29, 2004

Yahoo Finance

03/29/04 "U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency Announces New Proposal for Disposal of Some Mustard Agent"

yf03.29.04.html

Deseret News

03/28/04 "Depot air line fails; workers unharmed"

dn03.28.04.html

Anniston Star

03/29/04 Letters "Speak Out. . . Perimeter monitoring"

as03.29.04.html

03/27/04 Letters "Speak Out. . . Test warning sirens"

as03.27.04.html

Associated Press

03/29/04 "Incinerator Trial Burns"

ap03.29.04.html

03/26/04 "DuPont responds to CDC comments about nerve agent project"

ap03.26.04.html

East Oregonian

03/28/04 "Reserve writes software that monitors location of emergency workers"

eo03.28.04.html


Links posted Mar. 26, 2004

East Oregonian

03/25/04 "Chemical Depot fined $33,600 for violations dating to 2002"

eo03.25.04.html

Miami Herald

03/26/04 "DuPont Engineer Says Wastewater Path Likely to Avoid Champaign, Ill., Area"

mh03.26.04.html

AlterNet

03/25/04 "The Army's Chemical Weapons Conundrum"

an03.25.04.html

Townsville Bulletin (Australia)

03/25/04 "Weapons in our waters"

tb03.25.04.html


Links posted Mar. 25, 2004

The News Journal

03/25/04 "CDC says DuPont misstated VX study"

nj03.25.04.html

WTHI News 10

03/24/04 "V-X Disposal Tests"

wthi03.24.04.html

East Oregonian

03/24/04 "County seeks dialogue with depot foes"

eo03.24.04.html

Tooele Transcript Bulletin

03/23/04 "Citizens' board discusses burner safety"

ttb03.23.04.html

Deseret News

03/25/04 "Mercury storage at Tooele?"

dn03.25.04.html

Anniston Star

03/25/04 "Incinerator prepares for new tests"

as03.25.04.html


Links posted Mar. 24, 2004

Rolling Stone

03/23/04 "Welcome to Armageddon: The White House hasn't found any weapons of mass destruction because it's looking in the wrong place"

rs03.23.04.html

Bend Bugle

03/24/04 "DEQ fines Army's Umatilla Chemical Depot"

bb03.24.04.html

Associated Press

03/24/04 "Army plans to test VX destruction process"

ap03.24.04.html

NBC4 News

03/24/04 "Army To Send Nerve Agent To Maryland; Army Plans To Test VX Destruction Process"

nbc03.24.04.html

LEAF (FL)

03/22/04 "Environmental Organization Urges U.S. Army to Protect Anniston, AL Residents"

leaf03.22.04.html

Anniston Star

03/24/04 Letters "Speak Out ... Inept Monitoring"

as03.24.04.html

Birmingham News

03/24/04 "State's top polluters cited: Worst violators include Army Depot, Sloss"

bn03.24.04.html

Cherokee County Herald (AL)

03/18/04 "Weapons, chemical materials incineration proceeding like clockwork, official says"

cch03.18.04.html

Salt Lake Tribune

03/24/04 "Tooele depot still in running for mercury storage contract"

slt03.24.04.html


Links posted Mar. 23, 2004

Chicago Daily Tribune

03/22/04 "Hazardous stockpile puts Army to the test; Tons of nerve agent at Indiana base must be destroyed"

cdt03.22.04.html

The News Journal (DE)

03/20/04 "Army, DuPont defend VX plan; At public session, skeptics assail proposal to treat wastewater here"

nj03.20.04.html

Associated Press

03/19/04 "200 discuss treatment of nerve agent waste"

ap03.19.04.html

03/19/04 "Neighbors of nerve agent incinerator unconcerned despite leaks"

ap03.19.04a.html

Indianapolis Star

03/23/04 "Jersey hopes to halt Indiana VX"

is03.23.04.html

Anniston Star

03/21/04 Letters "Speak Out. . . A task for Shelby"

as03.21.04.html

03/21/04 "Poll shows more prepared for chemical weapons emergency"

as03.21.04a.html

Yahoo Finance

03/23/04 "U.S. Army: United States Exceeds Completion Requirements Under Chemical Weapons Convention"

yf03.23.04.html

East Oregonian

03/20/04 "Study finds people living near chemical weapons incinerator are in little danger"

eo03.20.04.html


Links posted Mar. 19, 2004

Terre Haute Tribune-Star

03/18/04 "Army picks new date for VX meeting"

thts03.18.04.html

Indianapolis Star

03/19/04 "Army sets new hearing on handling of VX waste"

is03.19.04.html

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Anniston Star

03/19/04 "Emergency response preparation nearly complete"

as03.19.04.html

03/19/04 Letters "Speak Out ... On A destruction milestone"

as03.19.04a.html

Tri-City Herald

03/19/04 "Chemical depot looking for a few good workers"

tch03.19.04.html


Links posted Mar. 18, 2004

Courier-Post (NJ)

03/18/04 "Residents decry nerve agent plan"

cp03.18.04.html

Gloucester County Times (NJ)

03/18/04 "Worried throng greets DuPont plan"

gct03.18.04.html

News Journal (DE)

03/18/04 "300 in N.J. hear plans for VX waste"

nj03.18.04.html

Philadelphia Inquirer

03/18/04 "Poison-disposal plan is safe, officials say"

pi03.18.04.html

Newsday

03/18/04 "Army, DuPont hear from residents on nerve agent disposal plan"

nd03.18.04.html

WPVI Action News

03/17/04 "VX Nerve Gas Disposal Controversy"

wpvi03.17.04.html

Anniston Star

03/18/04 "Incinerator marks a milestone as it finishes retesting"

as03.18.04.html

Honolulu Advertiser

03/17/04 "Air Force plans changes to Johnston Atoll cleanup"

ha03.17.04.html


Links posted Mar. 17, 2004

Anniston Star

03/17/04 "Unusual leaker found at depot"

as03.17.04.html

Courier-Post (NJ)

03/17/04 "Meeting on nerve agent set; DuPont plant to treat and store byproduct"

cp03.17.04.html

WTHI News 10

03/16/04 "Plan to Remove V-X Nerve Agent"

wthi03.16.04.html

Moscow Times

03/17/04 "Chemical Funds"

mt03.17.04.html


Links posted Mar. 16, 2004

Terre Haute Tribune-Star

03/16/04 "New Jersey legislators urge prohibition of VX discharge"

thts03.16.04.html

News Journal (DE)

03/16/04 "Hearings set on VX concerns; Risks to water being examined"

nj03.16.04.html

Today's Sunbeam (NJ)

03/16/04 "Meeting set over DuPont treatment plan"

ts03.16.04.html

Gloucester County Times (NJ)

03/16/04 "Nerve agent transport plan to be focus of Army hearing"

gct03.16.04.html

Deseret News

03/16/04 "Residue is found on depot container"

dn03.16.04.html

The Oregonian

03/16/04 "Rural Oregon goes Wi-Fi, blazing trails in technology"

to03.16.04.html


Links posted Mar. 15, 2004

Anniston Star

03/13/04 "Repeat of incinerator tests is delayed"

as03.13.04.html

East Oregonian

03/13/04 "DEQ approves permit for Depot"

eo03.13.04.html

03/12/04 "Federal officials address depot incineration issues"

eo03.12.04.html

The Daily Journal (NJ)

03/13/04 Opinion "Take more time to study VX disposal"

dj03.13.04.html

Defense Environment alert

03/09/04 "NRC Urging Army to Abandon Plans for Fixed Non-Stockpile Plant"

dea03.09.04.html

03/09/04 "Senators Criticize DOD's Move to Cut Funding at Pueblo Weapons Site"

dea03.09.04a.html

03/09/04 "Citizens Renewing Call for Army to Update Agent Monitoring System"

dea03.09.04b.html

03/09/04 "Burning of PCB-Contaminated Army Buildings May Set TSCA Precedent"

dea03.09.04c.html


Links posted Mar. 12, 2004

Arkansas News Bureau

03/11/04 "Army prepares to shift to mobile system for non-stockpile weapons destruction"

anb03.11.04.html

Anniston Star

03/12/04 "Repeat of incinerator's PCBs tests set for this weekend"

as03.12.04.html

03/11/04 "Federal evaluators say local agencies perform well"

as03.11.04.html

03/11/04 "Drill prepares responders for chemical accident"

as03.11.04a.html

East Oregonian

03/10/04 "Incineration plant puts it all together for test run"

aeo03.10.04.html

Philadelphia Inquirer

03/11/04 "Releasing diluted poison into river to be discussed"

pi03.11.04.html

Terre Haute Tribune-Star

03/11/04 "Delaware authorities: More information needed on VX waste plan"

ts03.11.04.html

Associated Press

03/11/04 "U.S. agency to study emissions at Dayton oil recycling plant"

ap03.11.04.html


Links posted Mar. 10, 2004

Ohio News Network

03/10/04 "Federal Study Will Determine Health Risks of Emissions"

onn03.10.04.html

Tooele Transcript Bulletin

03/09/04 "Obituary stirs up conspiracy theory, toxic Tooele debate"

ttb03.09.04.html

Tri-City Herald

02/19/04 "Public divided on depot design change"

tch02.19.04.html

Anniston Star

03/10/04 "Only a Test "

as03.10.04.html


Links posted Mar. 9, 2004

Arkansas News Bureau

03/09/04 "Scientists urge use of mobile units to destroy non-stockpile weapons"

anb03.09.04.html

Birmingham News

03/09/04 Opinion "A tiny fraction: Anniston incinerator fails test for PCB pollution"

bn03.09.04.html

Anniston Star

03/09/04 "Incinerator starts operations; prepares for more tests"

as03.09.04.html


Links posted Mar. 8, 2004

Waste News

03/05/04 "EPA asks Army for more data on destruction of weapons in Ala."

wn03.05.04.html

Rocky Mountain News

03/06/04 "Time bomb: Development explodes near sites where munitions didn't; State worried about safety, cost to defuse old weapons ranges"

rmn03.06.04.html

Pueblo Chieftain

03/06/04 "Weapons destruction topic of meet Tuesday"

pc03.06.04.html

Courier-Post

03/06/04 "Wastewater cleanup defended: DuPont plant routinely extracts chemicals, discharges safe water"

cp03.06.04.html

WTHI TV 10

03/05/04 "Newport Neutralization"

wthi03.05.04a.html

Bridgeton News

03/05/04 "Public hearings set on DuPont, nerve agent"

brn03.05.04.html

East Oregonian

03/07/04 Opinion "Army, DEQ moving forward with a safe, proven plan"

eo03.07.04.html


Links posted Mar. 5, 2004

Washington Post

03/05/04 "Nation in Brief: Birmingham, Ala."

wp03.05.04.html

Associated Press

03/05/04 "Tests show exhaust from Ala. weapons incinerator exceeded maximum levels for PCBs"

ap03.05.04.html

(The above AP story and variations appeared in dozens of national and international media outlets including FOX News, Newsday, Environmental News Network, Kansas City Star, and UK Guardian.)

Birmingham News

03/05/04 "Chemical weapons facility fails test; PCBs limits passed at incinerator"

bn03.05.04.html

Anniston Star

03/05/04 "Army to repeat parts of trial burns"

as03.05.04.html

03/05/04 "Officials react to news that some tests will have to be repeated"

as03.05.04a.html

Columbia Basin Media

03/05/04 "Employees must be allowed to testify; But Portland judge finds no Army misconduct"

cbm03.02.04.html

Terre Haute Tribune-Star

03/05/04 "Changes in permit would allow storage of VX waste"

tts03.05.04.html

03/05/04 "DuPont says it can handle VX safely; Delaware residents remain braced to oppose project"

tts03.05.04a.html

Courier Post

03/05/04 "Firm gives nerve agent assurances"

cp03.05.04.html

WTHI TV 10

03/05/04 "Army Has Plans For Newport Chemical Depot"

wthi03.05.04.html

Today's Sunbeam

03/05/04 "DuPont: Nerve agent byproduct safe to treat"

ts03.05.04.html

The News Journal

03/05/04 "Hearings set on VX waste disposal; Army to hear plan concerns"

nj03.05.04.html

WOKR TV

03/05/04 "Russian chemical weapons disposal plants to be ready by 2006, officials say"

wokr03.05.04.html


Links posted Mar. 4, 2004

Associated Press

03/04/04 "Tests show Alabama weapons incinerator exceeded PCBs levels"

ap03.04.04.html

03/03/04 "Army says sarin leak unrelated to weapons incerator operation"

ap03.03.04a.html

Anniston Star

03/04/04 "Outdoor air monitor gives unexplained VX reading"

as03.04.04.html

Al-Jazeera

03/04/04 "Sarin gas escapes US bunker"

aj03.04.04.html

Tooele Transcript Bulletin

03/04/04 "Sierra Club scolds Anniston incinerator"

ttb03.04.04.html

Salt Lake Tribune

03/04/04 "Widow says Tooele toxins killed mate"

slt03.04.04.html

Yahoo News

03/04/04 "Comprehensive Technical Assessments Confirm DuPont Secure Environmental Treatment Can Safely Transport and Treat Wastewater from U.S. Army's Site"

yn03.04.04.html

USA Today

03/03/04 "Oregon plans to expand wireless broadband network"

usa03.03.04.html


Links posted Mar. 3, 2004

Associated Press

03/03/04 "Nerve agent leaks from Alabama weapons bunker"

ap03.03.04.html

03/02/04 "Chemical vapor detected outside storage unit of weapons incinerator"

ap03.02.04.html

Anniston Star

03/03/04 "Trace amounts of agent from leaking rocket found outside igloo at depot"

as03.03.04.html

Indianapolis Star

03/03/04 "VX nerve agent alert was false alarm, officials say"

is03.03.04.html

Terre Haute Tribune-Star

03/03/04 "Chemical agent monitor sounds; no VX released"

ts03.03.04.html

Homes News Tribune (NJ)

03/03/04 "Edison Arsenal Update: U.S. to report on cleanup"

hnt03.03.04.html


Links posted Mar. 2, 2004

East Oregonian

02/28/04 Opinion "Army should not change compliance point"

eo02.28.04.html

02/27/04 "Local opposition groups continue to seek shut down"

eo02.27.04.html

Salt Lake Tribune

03/02/04 "Trial burns to test furnace at chemical disposal site"

slt03.02.04.html


Links posted Mar. 1, 2004

Defense Environment Alert

02/24/04 "Activists Push DOD to Halt Operations at Alabama Incinerator"

dea02.24.04.html

02/10/04 "High-Level DOD Officials Backing Pueblo Chem Demil Budget Slash"

dea02.10.04.html

02/10/04 "Report Urges Closer Monitoring, Speedier Destruction of Weapons"

dea02.10.04a.html

02/10/04 "Army Says Agent Detection Posed No Threat to Workers, Community"

dea02.10.04b.html

02/10/04 "Army Moving Ahead with Plans to Treat Newport Waste Off-Site"

dea02.10.04c.html

Chemical & Engineering News

02/25/04 "Problems at Anniston facility persist, plague efforts to eliminate Cold War relics"

cen02.25.04.html

02/16/04 "NRC Urges Better Monitoring Of Stored Arms"

cen02.16.04.html

Deseret News

03/01/04 "Fire halts incinerator"

dn03.01.04.html


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