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LINKS to News Articles Relevant to Chemical Weapons Disposal:


Links posted April 30, 2004

Tooele Transcript Bulletin

04/29/04 "Tooele Army Depot personnel the target of FBI investigation"

ttb04.39.04.html

Pueblo Chieftain

04/30/04 "More questions raised by news of chem demil project funds"

pc04.30.04.html

WISH TV

04/29/04 "Project Security:  Part One"

wish04.29.04.html

04/30/04 "Project Security:  Part Two"

wish04.30.04.html

ITAR-TASS News Agency

04/30/04 "Russia continues program of chemical weapons disposal"

it04.30.04.html


Links posted April 29, 2004

Pueblo Chieftain

04/29/04 "Puebloans to Pentagon: Fund demil work"

pc04.29.04.html

The Boston Globe

04/29/04 "Bush funding cuts put chemical arms at risk"

tbg04.29.04.html

CBS News

04/28/04 "WMD Treaty Plagued By Delays"

cbs04.28.04.html

The News Journal

04/29/04 "DuPont CEO defends nerve gas plan"

nj04.29.04.html

Cleburne News

04/28/04 "Emergency program is tops in Alabama"

cn04.28.04.html

East Oregonian

04/28/04 "Sarin vapor detected in igloo"

eo04.28.04.html


Links posted April 28, 2004

News24 South Africa

04/28/04 "Weapons destruction too slow"

news24.04.28.04.html


Links posted April 27, 2004

Baltimore Sun

04/25/04 "Army to meet with residents about cleanup: $6 million plan focuses on APG peninsula; Unusual method will be used; Groundwater contains cancer-causing solvent"

bs04.25.04.html

Associated Press

04/26/04 "Army schedules meeting to discuss cleanup"

ap04.26.04a.html

04/26/04 "Army envisions radar to track terrorism"

ap04.26.04.html

Pueblo Chieftain

04/25/04 "Chem demil process taps into local energy supply"

pc04.25.04.html

04/25/04 "Army official to appear in Pueblo Wednesday"

pc04.25.04a.html

East Oregonian

04/24/04 "Depot safety issue kindles"

eo04.24.04.html

Tooele Transcript Bulletin

04/22/04 "Activists call for improved stockpile monitors"

ttb04.22.04a.html

The News Journal

04/24/04 "EPA will review nerve gas disposal plan; CDC requested agency involvement"

nj04.24.04.html

Lexington Herald-Leader

04/24/04 "Manager named for weapons disposal project"

hl04.24.04.html

04/24/04 "Whistleblower Act invoked in Madison County lawsuit"

hl04.24.04a.html

Anniston Star

04/25/04 Letters "Thanks to Shelby"

as04.25.04.html


Links posted April 23, 2004

Pueblo Chieftain

04/23/04 "Pentagon wants chem demil project revised"

pc04.23.04.html

Deseret News

04/23/04 "'Pop' forces closure at chemical depot"

dn04.23.04.html

Tooele Transcript Bulletin

04/22/04 "Oquirrh plant workers reach halfway mark"

ttb04.22.04.html

Arkansas Democrat Gazette

04/23/04 "Arsenal aims to get mobile destruction system"

adg04.23.04.html

Pine Bluff Commercial

04/23/04 "Public Gets Peek At Project"

pbc04.23.04.html

Associated Press

04/23/04 "During race, weapons won't move"

ap04.23.04.html

Channel NewsAsia

04/23/04 "Japan, China agree to build chemical arms disposal facility"

cna04.23.04.html


Links posted April 22, 2004

Tri-City Herald

04/21/04 "Better chemical alarms needed, watchdogs say"

tch04.21.04.html

04/22/04 "Army makes plans to avoid vapor leaks at depot"

tch04.22.04.html

Deseret News

04/21/04 "More safeguards at plant sought; Activists, Army are at odds over new technology"

dn04.21.04.html

Anniston Star

04/22/04 "Chemical weapons won't be moved during race weekend"

as04.22.04.html

04/22/04 Editorials "ADEM compliance"

as04.22.04a.html

Terre Haute Tribune-Star

04/22/04 "Practicing preparedness"

thts04.22.04.html

The News Journal

04/22/04 "DuPont seeks OK to treat new wastes; To handle radioactive, infectious substances, N.J. must approve"

nj04.22.04.html

AdWeek

04/22/04 "CJRW to Inform Public About ADEM's Plans"

aw04.22.04.html


Links posted April 21, 2004

Associated Press

04/20/04 "Monitors Sought for Chemical Arms Depots"

ap04.20.04.html

The preceding AP story was picked up by dozens of national and international media outlets including the UK Guardian, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Kansas City Star and the Miami Herald.

Louisville Courier-Journal

04/21/04 "Army urged to update chemical detectors; Storage sites' neighbors seek faster warnings"

cj04.21.04.html

Lexington Herald-Leader

04/21/04 "Activists: Blue Grass Depot needs faster system"

hl04.21.04.html

Richmond Register

04/21/04 "Chemical weapons group wants monitoring"

rr04.21.04.html

Arkansas News Bureau

04/21/04 "Activists call for additional monitoring at chem sites"

anb04.21.04.html

Pueblo Chieftain

04/21/04 "Environmental group wants better weapons sensors"

pc04.21.04.html

Salt Lake Tribune

04/21/04 "Chemical monitors could be improved"

slt04.21.04.html

Anniston Star

04/21/04 "Incineration critics call for improved monitors"

as04.21.04.html

The Oregonian

04/21/04 "New monitors sought for Umatilla chemicals"

to04.21.04.html

Chemical & Engineering News

04/12/04 "Destroying VX: Army's plan to erase nerve agent stocks in Indiana runs into roadblocks"

cen04.12.04.html


Links posted April 20, 2004

Lexington Herald-Leader

04/20/04 Editorial "Chemical agents: Army should stop resisting disposal safeguards"

hl04.20.04.html

Courier-Post

04/20/04 "Plant urged to seek new permits; Plan to dispose of neutralized nerve agent causes concern"

cp04.20.04.html

Today's Sunbeam

04/20/04 "Andrews: Permits needed for VX project"

ts04.20.04.html

The News Journal

04/20/04 "Validity of DuPont's tests challenged; Commission says toxic effects of VX wastewater discharge fail to meet N.J. standards"

nj04.20.04.html

04/20/04 Letters "Army is responsible for unsafe decisions"

nj04.20.04a.html

04/19/04 Letters "Send waste to India or perhaps Texas"

nj04.19.04.html

04/18/04 Opinion "River might become clean without VX"

nj04.18.04.html

Defense Environment Alert

04/06/04 "Army Warns Tooele Contractor of Slipping Safety Performance"

dea04.06.04a.html

04/06/04 "Mercury Contamination Prompts Major Change to Tooele Facility"

dea04.06.04b.html

04/06/04 "U.S. May Miss 45 Percent Chemical Weapons Destruction"

dea04.06.04f.html

04/06/04 "Environmentalists Formally Oppose Army Plan to Open Burn PCBs"

dea04.06.04e.html

04/06/04 "Army Says Retest Shows Anniston PCB Emissions Meet EPA Standards"

dea04.06.04d.html

04/06/04 "Non-stockpile Program Reaches Destruction Milestone Early"

dea04.06.04c.html

03/23/04 "Kentucky Senator Seeking Army Update On Air Monitoring Progress"

dea03.23.04.html

03/23/04 "Oregon Court Finds No Misconduct By Army In Umatilla"

dea03.23.04a.html


Links posted April 19, 2004

Pueblo Chieftain

04/16/04 "Draft permit ready for chem demil program"

pc04.16.04.html

Birmingham News

04/17/04 "Sarin leak exposes workers"

bn04.17.04.html

04/16/04 Editorials "Administrative error: Anniston incinerator must pass on small measures, too"

bn04.16.04.html

Anniston Star

04/17/04 "Alarm halts operations at weapons incinerator"

as04.17.04.html

04/18/04 "Brothers carry on family tradition: Peterson boys follow their father into chemical weapons destruction trade"

as04.18.04.html

NBC 13 News

04/17/04 "Weapons Incineration Continues After Emergency Alarm"

nbc04.17.04.html

Associated Press

04/16/04 "Alarm sounds at Anniston depot, officals say none injured"

ap04.16.04.html

04/17/04 "Former site of weapons production to be wildlife refuge"

ap04.17.04a.html

04/17/04 "Officials race to oppose chemical weapons treatment plan"

ap04.17.04.html

04/15/04 "Report: DuPont plant already dumps toxins in the Delaware"

ap04.15.04.html

04/15/04 "Samples of nerve agent being tested; Deadly liquid quietly removed from storage"

ap04.15.04a.html

NewsZap

04/18/04 "VX waste plan likely to pass; Governors express their concern"

nz04.18.04.html

Today's Sunbeam

04/19/04 "Public is wary of DuPont proposal"

ts04.19.04b.html

04/19/04 "Chorus of officials questioning VX plan grows louder"

ts04.19.04.html

04/19/04 "Quinton Twp. panel opposes Army chemical plan"

ts04.19.04c.html

04/19/04 "DuPont would play key role in nerve agent's elimination"

ts04.19.04a.html

The News Journal

04/17/04 "Army rejects states' VX objections; States scramble to meet deadline"

nj04.17.04.html

04/16/04 "DuPont disposal plan called premature; Company says third party could monitor river pollution"

nj04.16.04.html

04/15/04 "Fear for the health of a river; 'Red flag' raised over what plant dumps into water"

nj04.15.04.html

04/15/04 "Hope for river after years of abuse"

nj04.15.04a.html

Philadelphia Inquirer

04/17/04 Editorial "Nerve Agent VX"

pi04.17.04.html

Courier-Post

04/16/04 "Chambers Works already a leading toxics discharger"

cp04.16.04.html

Terre Haute Tribune-Star

04/15/04 "Fairview Park council against letting VX waste be moved through town"

thts04.15.04.html

East Oregonian

04/16/04 "Depot tests reveal issues need attention"

eo04.16.04.html

04/16/04 "Depot officials appeal fines"

eo04.16.04a.html

04/16/04 "Emergency response preparations remain on schedule"

eo04.15.04.html

Tri-City Herald

04/15/04 "Depot appeals fines"

tch04.15.04a.html

04/15/04 "Radios for depot emergencies should be ready by June"

tch04.15.04.html

Chemical & Engineering News

04/19/04 "Mercury-tainted agent prompts method change at Utah facility"

cen04.19.04.html

Deseret News

04/15/04 "Fire burns clothing at Tooele depot"

dn04.15.04.html

04/18/04 "U.S. lags in gutting chemical weapons"

dn04.18.04.html


Links posted April 14, 2004

Pine Bluff Commercial

04/14/04 "State Agency Fines Arsenal, Contractor"

pbc04.14.04.html

Birmingham News

04/14/04 "Anniston incinerator cited for violations"

bn04.14.04.html

Anniston Star

04/14/04 "ADEM cites chemical weapons incinerator for 17 violations of state regulations, permit"

as04.14.04.html

04/14/04 "Metal-parts furnace trials to fire up by mid-summer"

as04.14.04a.html

Associated Press

04/13/04 "ADEM cites incinerator for 'administrative' violations"

ap04.13.04.html

The News Journal

04/14/04 "State joins global weapons debate"

nj04.14.04.html

04/14/04 "Nerve gas disposal a political dilemma"

nj04.14.04a.html

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

04/11/04 "PCB settlement share irks claimants; Lawyers win big in Alabama class-action case"

ajc04.11.04.html


Links posted April 12, 2004

Deseret News

04/10/04 "VX nerve agent overflows at depot"

dn04.10.04.html

The Daily Journal

04/10/04 Opinion "CDC's review of VX plan makes sense"

dj04.10.04.html


Links posted April 9, 2004

The News Journal

04/09/04 "Governors urge end to VX plan"

nj04.09.04.html

Today's Sunbeam

04/09/04 "DuPont disposal rejected by govs"

ts04.09.04.html

Philadelphia Inquirer

04/09/04 "N.J., Del. seek to prevent Army poison disposal"

pi04.09.04.html

Courier Post

04/09/04 "CDC to review disposal plan for nerve agent byproduct"

cp04.09.04.html

WISH TV

04/08/04 "Two States Look to Block Indiana Nerve Gas Shipments

wish04.08.04.html

WTHI TV10

04/08/04 "Governors Don't Want Wastewater

wthi04.08.04.html

Associated Press

04/08/04 "Governors speak out on DuPont nerve agent plan"

ap04.08.04a.html

04/08/04 "EPA gives OK for Army to resume burning Anniston agent stockpile"

ap04.08.04b.html

Birmingham News

04/09/04 "Army passes PCB test; Anniston incinerator to resume operations at half normal rate"

bn04.09.04.html

04/06/04 Editorials "Passing on PCBs; Incinerator passes second round of environmental testing"

bn04.06.04a.html

Anniston Star

04/09/04 Editorials "Incinerator Progress"

as04.09.04.html

Tooele Transcript Bulletin

04/08/04 "Army cites slack burner operations; Memo of concern sent to EG&G

wttb4.08.04.html


Links posted April 8, 2004

Tooele Transcript Bulletin

04/06/04 Letters "Army accountable?"

ttb04.06.04a.html

04/06/04 Letters " Money valued over lives?"

ttb04.06.04.html

New York Times

04/04/04 "A Chemistry Experiment on the Delaware"

nyt04.04.04.html

Terre Haute Tribune-Star

04/08/04 "IDEM: Release of VX during process unlikely"

thts04.08.04a.html

04/08/04 "Army monitored workers for VX exposure in 1960s"

thts04.08.04.html

The News Journal

04/08/04 "House panel seeks halt to VX plan"

nj04.08.04.html

Associated Press

04/08/04 "House committee approves resolution opposing DuPont nerve agent plan"

ap04.08.04.html

Anniston Star

04/08/04 "Incinerator gets go-ahead from EPA"

as04.08.04.html

Salt Lake Tribune

04/08/04 "U.S. will default on treaty"

slt04.08.04.html


Links posted April 7, 2004

Pueblo Chieftain

04/07/04 "Allard wants hearing on chem-demil delays"

pc04.07.04.html

Provo Daily Herald

04/07/04 "Groups say Tooele chemical incinerator unsafe"

dh04.07.04.html

Salt Lake Tribune

04/07/04 "Army warning on incinerator has critics up in arms"

slt04.07.04.html

Deseret News

04/07/04 "Upgrades noted at incinerator"

dn04.07.04.html

Tooele Transcript Bulletin

04/06/04 "Mercury-tainted containers force revamp"

ttb04.06.04.html

Defense Environment Alert

04/06/04 "DOD, Army Ask congress to Merge All Chemical Demil Programs"

dea04.06.04.html

Tri-City Herald

04/06/04 "Office reports Army is behind stockpile schedule"

tch04.06.04.html


Links posted April 5, 2004

Richmond Register

04/05/04 "Depot seeks destruction permit"

rr04.05.04.html

Anniston Star

04/05/04 "EPA finds more lead: Hobson City yards test positive, but discrepancies arise"

as04.05.04.html

04/05/04 "Proposed coalition would speak out, hold officials accountable: Everything from PCBs to prisoners’ rights discussed at meeting"

as04.05.04a.html

The News Journal (DE)

04/04/04 "State worries over VX project; Wastewater from disposal projects eventually ends up in Delaware River"

nj04.04.04.html

Townsville Bulletin (Australia)

04/05/04 "Hidden pile of dumped bombs"

tb04.05.04.html

DefenseLink News

04/02/04 "U.S. Destroys More of Its Chemical Agent Stockpile"

dln04.02.04.html


Links posted April 2, 2004

Pueblo Chieftain

04/02/04 "Questions persist about Pueblo depot funding"

pc04.02.04.html

WVLK AM

04/02/04 " Bluegrass Depot Facility gets Closer"

wvlk04.02.04.html

Indianapolis Star

04/02/04 "Army pushes on with VX disposal; Byproduct of nerve agent would be stored at Newport temporarily if New Jersey plan fails."

is04.02.04.html

Terre Haute Tribune-Star

04/01/04 "Environmental group gives recommendations for VX"

thts04.01.04.html

04/01/04 "Beginning of the end"

thts04.01.04a.html

Today's Sunbeam (NJ)

04/02/04 "Lawmakers: Let CDC review VX plan"

ts04.02.04.html

The Daily Journal (NJ)

04/02/04 Opinion "CDC must look closely at VX plan"

dj04.02.04.html

Arkansas News Bureau

04/02/04 "GAO: Chemical weapons destruction program falling behind"

anb04.02.04.html

Birmingham News

04/02/04 "U.S. may miss chemical weapons deadline"

bn04.02.04.html

Associated Press

04/01/04 "Price of Chemical Arms Disposal to Climb"

ap04.01.04a.html

Anniston Star

04/02/04 "Anniston incinerator 'a model'"

as04.02.04.html

04/02/04 "Meeting on changes at incinerator draws two residents"

as04.02.04a.html

Biloxi Sun Herald

04/02/04 "Mustard gas residue could complicate cleanup at Aberdeen"

sh04.02.04.html


Links posted April 1, 2004

Pueblo Chieftain

04/01/04 "Tall order: Restore chemical demil funds"

pc04.01.04.html

The News Journal (DE)

04/01/04 "Delaware Senate opposes VX plan"

nj04.01.04.html

04/01/04 Opinion "If we're to be DuPont dumping ground, let's soak up the spoils"

nj04.01.04a.html

Courier Post (NJ)

04/01/04 "Lawmakers seek CDC scrutiny of DuPont proposal"

cp04.01.04.html

Associated Press

04/01/04 "Army Plans to Begin Destroying VX in Ind."

ap04.01.04.html

04/01/04 "Delaware lawmakers oppose DuPont nerve agent plan"

ap03.31.04.html

WISH TV

04/01/04 "Residents Hear Army VX Plan"

wish04.01.04.html

Anniston Star

04/01/04 "Incinerator passes the retest"

as04.01.04.html

04/01/04 "Anniston group receives grant from EPA for training initiative"

as04.01.04a.html

WTVY News 4

04/01/04 "Incinerator Schedule"

wtvy04.01.04.html


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