USA Today
March 12, 2003

Chemical-weapons disposal draws lawsuit

The Army's plans to burn chemical weapons at incinerators in four cities will release dangerous pollutants into the air, including lead, mercury and arsenic, according to a federal lawsuit. A coalition of environmental gourps says the Army failed to fuilly consider other disposal methods, in violation of the National Environmental Policy Act. The groups want to block burns in Anniston, Ala; Pine Bluff, Ark; Umatilla, Ore; and Tooele, Utah. Greg Mahall ofthe Army's Chemical Materials Agency, said the Army is "quite confident that the incienration technology is safe."