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LINKS to News Articles Relevant to Chemical Weapons Disposal:


Links posted Aug. 29, 2003

Anniston Star

08/29/03 "Army plans sarin burns for Sunday"

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08/29/03 "Non-stockpile items unresolved issue at depot"

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Links posted Aug. 28, 2003

Associated Press

08/28/03 "Army to Begin Burning Sarin in Ala."

ap08.28.03.html

The above AP story and variations appeared in the following media outlets: NBC13 News--AL; Atlanta Journal Constitution--GA; Tuscaloosa News--AL; Fort Wayne Journal Gazette--IN; Fort Wayne News Sentinel--IN; Wichita Eagle--KS; Duluth News Tribune--MN; Centre Daily Times--PA; Guardian--UK; Biloxi Sun Herald--MS; Wilmington Morning Star--NC; Macon Telegraph--GA; et al.

Anniston Star

08/28/03 "Nerve agent incineration to begin Sunday"

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Hermiston Herald

08/26/03 Opinion Piece

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Links posted Aug. 27, 2003

Chemical & Engineering News

08/26/03 "Destroying Chemical Weapons: Army's problem-plagued program more costly than originally planned"

cen08.26.03.html

Deseret News

08/27/03 "PCB reading puzzles managers of incinerator; Army awaiting new analysis on contaminant"

dn08.27.03.html

08/26/03 "Agent leak not threat, depot says"

dn08.26.03.html

Tooele Transcript Bulletin

08/26/03 "Ammo disposal evolves at depot"

ttb08.26.03.html

Rome News-Tribune (GA)

08/03/03 "CRBI director: Army's plans to burn chemical weapons 'criminal'"

rnt08.03.03.html

Birmingham News

08/27/03 "Commission OKs new air rules; EPA gets final say"

bn08.27.03.html

Anniston Star

08/23/03 "False alarms at incinerator cause halt for assessment"

as08.23.03.html

08/26/03 "Anniston's incinerator: Up and running"

as08.26.03.html

08/26/03 Letters "Speak Out...Incineration"

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08/22/03 "PCB settlement praised"

as08.22.03.html

08/22/03 Letters "Incineration"

as08.22.03a.html

08/27/03 "More leaking rockets found in stockpile"

as08.27.03.html

08/24/03 "PCB plaintiffs 'shocked'"

as08.24.03.html

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

06/29/03 "PB Arsenal tests weapon furnace"

adg06.29.03.html


Links posted Aug. 21, 2003

Defense Environment Alert

08/12/03 "Citizens Decry Ruling Against Incinerator Restraining Order"

dea08.12.03.html

08/12/03 "Oregon Regulators OK Some Off-Site Treatment of Liquid Waste"

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08/12/03 "Army Announces Contract to Treat Non-Stockpile Secondary Waste"

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08/12/03 "Army Settles With EPA Region IX Over Johnston Island Agent Release"

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Birmingham News

08/21/03 "State's PCB case settled"

bn08.21.03.html

Al Jazeera Info

08/21/03 "More Than 200 Rally In Anniston, Alabama: 'Burning Chemical is Dead Wrong'"

aj08.21.03.html

Birmingham Post-Herald

08/21/03 "Protesters won't give up"

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Anniston Star

08/21/03 "Rocket destruction resumes at incinerator"

as08.21.03.html

New York Times

08/19/03 "China Mustard Gas Crisis"

nyt08.19.03.html


Links posted Aug. 20, 2003

Anniston Star

08/19/03 "Incinerator cold Tuesday"

as08.20.03.html

Tooele Transcript Bulletin

08/20/03 "Despite protest, Tooele's sister burner up and running"

ttb08.20.03.html

Sierra Club--Field Notes

08/19/03 "Activists, Churches, Residents March in Anniston, Call for Incinerator Shut-Down"

sc08.19.03.html

Chemical & Engineering News

08/18/03 "Army Incinerator Fires Up: Sarin-filled rockets are being destroyed in Anniston, Ala."

cen08.18.03.html


Links posted Aug. 19, 2003

Anniston Star

08/19/03 "Official: Anniston Army Depot's fire department able to reach a fire at the incinerator in time"

as08.19.03.html


Links posted Aug. 18, 2003

USA Today

08/18/03 "Alabamians fear chemical disaster"

usa08.18.03.html

The above USA Today story was also broadcast in the following media outlets: WBUR--Boston; KUHF--TX; WNYC--NY; OPB--OR; WXXI--NY; et al.

Birmingham News

08/18/03 "Army: Incinerator concerns baseless; Emerging research suggests otherwise"

bn08.18.03.html

08/18/03 "King III to protest weapons disposal"

bn08.16.03.html

The Olympian

08/18/03 "Nerve gas incineration raises fear of toxic cloud"

to08.18.03.html

Philadelphia Inquirer

08/18/03 "Munitions, not fears, are going up in smoke: Burning of chemical weapons is a worry in Alabama"

pi08.18.03.html

NBC13 News

08/16/03 "Protesters Rally In Opposition To Incinerator; Incinerator Began Destroying Weapons Last Week"

nbc08.16.03.html

Anniston Star

08/17/03 "Protesters march against incinerator"

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08/17/03 "Officials look ahead to finish of incineration"

as08.17.03.html

08/15/03 "Incineration remains at standstill for equipment adjustments"

as08.15.03.html

08/18/03 Letters "Speak Out ... On the weapons stockpile"

as08.18.03.html


Links posted Aug. 14, 2003

Anniston Star

08/14/03 "Incinerator restarts munitions burning"

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08/14/03 Letters "Speaker's Stand ... On incineration and Judge Jackson"

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Birmingham News

08/14/03 "Incinerator working again; second problem repaired"

bn08.14.03.html

Associated Press

08/13/03 "Glitches fixed, Alabama weapons incinerator resumes burning"

ap08.13.03.html

The above AP story and variations appeared in the following media outlets: Birmingham News--AL; Tuscaloosa News--AL; Times Daily--AL; Sarasota Herald-Tribune--FL; NBC13.com--AL; et al.

08/14/03 "Army To Delay Destruction Of Newport Nerve Agent"

ap08.14.03.html

The above AP story and variations appeared in the following media outlets: WRTV--IN; Indianapolis Star--IN; WTHI--IN; WHIO-TV--OH; Ohio News Network; et al.

 


Links posted Aug. 13, 2003

Anniston Star

08/13/03 "Incinerator will start up again today"

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08/13/03 Editorial "Watch Closely"

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08/13/03 "Final PCB report evaluates 2,700 residents"

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Birmingham News

08/13/03 "Hydraulic fluid leak halts Army weapon burning"

bn08.13.03.html

NBC13 News

08/12/03 "Anniston Homeowners Say Incinerator Devalues Land; Army Burns First Rocket Saturday"

nbc08.12.03.html

Sierra Club--Field Notes

08/12/03 "The Big Burn is On in Anniston, Alabama"

sc08.12.03.html

Tri-City Herald (AP Story)

08/12/03 "Contractor settles suit over workers reportedly sickened at chemical incinerator"

tch08.12.03.html

The above AP story and variations appeared in the following media outlets: Newsday; Raleigh News--NC; Duluth News Tribune--MN; News Journal--TX; Dayton Daily News--OH; Belleville News-Democrat--IL; Columbus Ledger-Enquirer--GA; Macon Telegraph--GA; Grand Forks Herald--ND; Rocky Mount Telegram--NC; Tuscaloosa News--AL; Atlanta Journal Constitution--GA; Wichita Eagle--KS; Penn Live--PA; Centre Daily Times--PA; Guardian--UK; Times Picayune--LA; The Ledger--FL; Fort Wayne News Sentinel--IN; Akron Beacon Journal--OH; Wilkes Barre Weekender--PA; Fort Wayne Journal Gazette--IN; Times Daily--AL; Wilmington Morning Star--NC; Biloxi Sun Herald--MS; Katu.com--OR; Kansas City Star--MO; et al.

East Oregonian

08/11/03 "GASP to try one more time"

eo08.11.03.html

Pueblo Chieftain

08/13/03 "Report: Keep Depot trash at home"

pc08.13.03.html

The Japan Times (AP Story)

08/12/03 "Exposure to Japanese mustard gas leaves two 'close to death' in China"

jt08.12.03.html

The above AP story and variations appeared in the following media outlets: CNN; eTaiwan News; et al.


Links posted Aug. 12, 2003

Anniston Star

08/12/03 "Hydraulic fluid spill halts incinerator; will restart today"

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08/12/03 "Army, EPA reach settlement over Johnston: Fines will be paid for incident at incinerator in Pacific"

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ABC News

08/11/03 "Anniston ABC"

abc08.11.03.html

Birmingham News

08/07/03 "About-face: Anniston gets temporary reprieve on incinerator"

bn08.07.03.html

Casper Star-Tribune (AP story)

08/09/03 "Tooele facility reviewing test results that show levels of potentially dangerous chemical"

cst08.09.03.html

The above AP story also appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune--UT.

Deseret News

08/12/03 "Wilds activists not surprised; 'Utah's loss is the nation's loss,' says one pollution fighter"

dn08.12.03.html

08/02/03 "Official says he's innocent; Air-monitoring chief guilty of faking numbers"

dn08.02.03.html

Salt Lake Tribune

08/12/03 "Leavitt headed to EPA"

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Links posted Aug. 11, 2003

Peoples Daily (China)

08/10/03 "US Army Begins Destroying Chemical Weapons"

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New York Times

08/08/03 "Judge Permits Army to Burn Chemical Weapons"

nyt08.08.03.html

Birmingham News

08/09/03 "Army burns its first rocket"

bn08.10.03.html

08/09/03 "Anniston incinerator already last of its breed"

bn08.09.03.html

08/09/03 "All systems go for incineration"

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Associated Press

08/10/03 "Army begins chemical weapons incineration"

ap08.10.03.html

The above AP story and variations appeared in the following media outlets: ABC News; USA Today; Chicago Sun Times--IL; Washington Post; The Ledger--FL; Tuscaloosa News--AL; Times Daily--AL; Guardian--UK; Anchorage Daily News--AK; Mid Columbia Tri City Herald--WA; Austin American Statesman--TX; Doylestown Intelligencer--PA; News Journal--TX; Tacoma News Tribune--WA; Montgomery Independent--AL; Sarasota Herald-Tribune--FL; Rocky Mount Telegram--NC; News Journal--TX; Dayton Daily News--OH; Atlanta Journal Constitution--GA; Penn Live--PA; KABC--CA; Fredericksburg.com--VA; WCIV--SC; Munster Times--IN; Boston.com--MA; Santa Maria Times--CA; KATV--AR; The Porterville Recorder--CA; Dayton Daily News--OH; Appeal-Democrat--CA; Milton Daily Standard--PA; Santa Maria Times--CA; China Post--Taiwan; Rapid City Journal--SD; Charleston Sunday Gazette Mail--WV; KOTV--OK; GoMemphis.com--TN; Indiana Gazette--PA; Lorain Morning Journal--OH; Taunton Gazette--MA; Norwalk Hour--CT; Borneo Bulletin--Brunei; NapaNet Daily News--CA; The Olympian--WA; Charleston Post Courier--SC; et al.

08/09/03 "Army plans to start destroying chemical weapons at Alabama incinerator"

ap08.09.03.html

The above AP story and variations appeared in the following media outlets: Sioux City Journal--IA; Baltimore Sun--MD; WHNT--AL; KWWL--IA; Charlotte Observer--NC; KESQ--CA; WTVM--GA; WTVO--IL; KRNV--NV; WANE--IN; WKBN--OH; WAVY-TV--VA; WSTM-TV--NY; KFVS--MO; WRIC TV--VA; WBAY--WI; WCAX--VT; KCAU--IA; WAFF--AL; KPOM-TV--AR; KTVO--MO; WLUC-TV--MI; WISH--IN; KAIT--AR; WHBF--IL; WHAG-TV--MD; WOOD-TV--MI; KFOR-TV--OK; KVIA--TX; WALB-TV--GA; KPLC-TV--LA; WMC-TV--TN; KSFY--SD; WHO-TV--IA; KAMC--TX; WKYT--KY; WLOX--MS; KRON4.com--CA; WHAG-TV--MD; Charleston Post Courier--SC; Military.com; et al.

The Planet

08/03 "Army burns--Club fumes"

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CNN

08/10/03 "Army begins chemical weapons burn"

cnn08.10.03.html

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

08/10/03 "Army burns chemical arms; First aging weapons incinerated at Anniston"

ajc08.10.03.html

Anniston Star

08/09/03 "Process begins with little fanfare"

as08.10.03.html

08/09/03 "Incineration begins today"

as08.09.03.html

08/09/03 "Project manager: Rocket incineration went 'flawlessly'"

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Links posted Aug. 4, 2003

Anniston Star

08/04/03 "'Pink-zone' location not suitable for the highway department"

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Links posted Aug. 3, 2003

Reuters

08/03/03 "Alabama Town Angry Over Army's Disposal of Weapons"

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The above article was reproduced in the following media outlets: Alternet--UK; Oregon Public Broadcasting; WBUR (NPR)--Boston; WXXI TV--New York; WNYC (NPR)--New York.

Charleston Post Courier

08/02/03 "Weapons incinerator startup worries some: Neighboring schools open at same time"

cpc08.02.03.html

Atlanta Journal Constitution

08/02/03 "School safety worries some on eve of weapons disposal"

ajc08.02.03.html

Anniston Star

08/02/03 "Incinerator's starting date brings varied responses"

as08.02.03.html

08/03/03 "Exploring the process of incineration"

as08.03.03.html


Links posted Aug. 1, 2003

Birmingham News

08/01/03 Editorial "A matter of trust: Army should cede some control to Riley"

bn08.01.03a.html

08/01/03 "Incinerator to be fired up"

bn08.01.03.html

NBC13 News

08/01/03 "Opening Of Army Incinerator Coincides With School; 24 Schools Without Air Filtration Systems "

nbc08.01.03.html

Anniston Star

08/01/03 "Army: Incineration to begin Wednesday"

as08.01.03.html

08/01/03 "Cleburne County prepares to distribute protective materials"

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08/01/03 Editorial "Let us proceed."

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Sarasota Herald-Tribune

08/01/03 "Army sets Aug. 6 date for beginning chemical weapons burns"

sht08.01.03.html

Jacksonville News

07/31/03 "Citizens debate school safety plan"

jn07.31.03.html

Tooele Transcript Bulletin

08/01/03 "Burner worker convicted of falsifying data"

ttb08.01.03.html


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