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November 21, 2000 - Blue Ridge
Environmental Defense League and our Halifax County
chapter, Citizens Against Regional Dumping, held a press
conference and rally on the steps of
the courthouse in Halifax, NC. CARD members spoke
against the county’s plans for a
regional, commercial landfill to be operated by WMX in
their community. Details about the press conference
(including photos and statements) plus a report on the landfill.
UPDATE: On
December 5, 2000, the Halifax Board of Commissioners
released a statement which said, "The Board of
Commissioners will not consider the proposal from Waste
Management Inc. for a Solid Waste Disposal
Franchise. As a result, the public hearing and
action on the franchise request have been taken off the
agenda. It is the intent of the Halifax County
Commissioners not to consider this proposal
further."
The
Dangers of Plutonium Transportation: a report
delivered by Lou Zeller at the People's Forum on
Plutonium Fuels which was held Nov. 9, 2000 at Winthrop
University, Rock Hill, SC
(online Nov. 19, 2000) October 24, 2000 -
Clean
Energy for a Sustainable Future: Report
on Wind Powering America technical workshop and Green
Mountain Wind Farm by Louis
Zeller (includes photos and video clips)
Nov. 13, 2000 - U.S. Forest
Services releases Final Environmental Impact Statement
for Roadless Area Conservation.
Nov. 1, 2000 - VDOT releases DEIS on
I-73 (Roanoke, VA - NC border segment). Comments deadline
is Jan. 12, 2001.
Oct. 16, 2000 - BREDL comments on
groundwater standards - DENR Rulemaking #1692.
Oct. 11, 2000 - Citizens breathe easy
with closure of medical waste incinerator - Citing
numerous problems, Mecklenburg Co. Dept. of Environmental
Protection shuts down the BMWNC Inc. medical waste
incinerator in Matthews, NC.
Oct. 2000 - North Carolina needs
Guaranteed Air Pollution Reductions: Half Measures Fall
Short
Sept 29, 2000 - BREDL
comments on the proposed harmonization of USNRC and USDOT
regulations and standards for the transport of
radioactive materials with international regulations and
standards
September 28, 2000 - NIX MOX
Day
BREDL Sept.
12, 2000 letter to NC EMC regarding ozone reductions for
coal-fired power plants
Ozone mapping - includes
photo showing "plumes" that are downwind high
ozone levels created by the nitrogen oxide emissions from
NC coal-fired electric plants.
August 8, 2000 - the North
Carolina Division of Air Quality issued a new air permit
for the Rhodes Brothers asphalt plant in Macon County.
July 17 - 24, 2000
- Reports
from BREDL's Lou Zeller in Okinawa, Japan at the G-8
Summit.
July 23, 2000 - The G8 nations failed to
finalize the financial assistance agreement for plutonium
fuel which they had hoped to reach in Okinawa.
July 3, 2000 - Letter to Heads of State
of Nations of the G-8 From Non-governmental Organizations
Opposing Plutonium Fuel
July 5, 2000 - BREDL's Draft Comments
On The NC Nitrogen Oxide Reduction Rule. The NC
Environmental Management Commission will hold a series of
public hearings on air pollution in July.
July 17, 2000 - Comments
of Louis Zeller to the NC EMC for July 17, 2000 Public
Hearing on NOX Reduction Rule
Reports from BREDL' s Lou and
Janet Zeller in Russia as they travel with the
American Delegation on Plutonium Fuel. May 21 - June 11, 2000
Action
Alert: Public Hearing on Rhodes Brothers Asphalt
Plant permit. May 30, 2000 at 6:30 PM at Franklin High
School in Franklin, NC.
May 8, 2000 - BREDL comments on
Carolina Solite Sampling Plans and Air Modeling
April 29, 2000 - NC People's Hearing on Dioxin
held in Raleigh.
April 20, 2000 - At its annual meeting,
Duke Shareholders voted in favor of burning plutonium
(MOX) fuel. They rejected a proposal to refuse plutonium
fuel for Duke reactors.
April 11, 2000 - BREDL's comments on CP &
L's H.F. Lee and Cape Fear Title V power plant permits.
April 7, 2000 - A federal judge has
rejected an anti-nuclear coalition's motion to block an
American-funded shipment of Russian plutonium to Canada,
saying he lacked the jurisdiction to act.
April 7, 2000 - Virginia Power
drops out of Plutonium Fuel Consortium. Virginia
Power has announced that it's dropping its plans to burn
Plutonium fuel at its North Anna Nuclear Power Plant in
Louisa County, Virginia. Duke Energy has said it will
stay in the Plutonium fuel program.
April 5, 2000 - BREDL's comments on Duke Energy's Riverbend and Dan River Title V
power plant permits.
March 24, 2000 - BREDL's Comments to
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
regarding Ozone Transport Reduction.
March 17, 2000 - Public
Citizen's Critical Mass Energy Project Press Release
- More than 100 environmental organizations and
grassroots citizen groups, including Blue Ridge
Environmental Defense League, today asked the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to halt efforts to
limit the public's rights in hearings on decisions that
affect families, homes and communities. Sign-on letter sent to
President Clinton
March 16, 2000 - The Great Smoky Mountains
National Park registers its earliest bad ozone day on
March 8, 2000.
March 9, 2000 - Neighbors Against
the Cullasaja Asphalt Plant (NACAP) reports an Asphalt
Plant was stopped in Franklin NC. The Environmental
Management Commission voted to deny the air quality
permit to Rhodes Brothers Paving Company in the
floodplain of the Cullasaja River (Macon County).
March 03, 2000 - Federal
Appeals Court Upholds EPA Air Pollution Ruling. 19 states including North Carolina, South
Carolina, Virginia, & Tennessee will have to curtail
smog-causing chemicals from power plants.
March 02, 2000 - Forest
Service Chief Mike Dombeck issues new road policy. 60 day Public Comment period ends May 2, 2000.
March 02, 2000 - BREDL's comments on Roanoke, VA's recycling and
hazardous waste programs
Feb 21, 2000 - NC Dept. of
Health and Human Services issues Health Advisory for
mercury contamination of South and Black Rivers.
Feb 15, 2000 - NC
Department of Human Health Services Stakeholders Meeting
in Raleigh. The meeting is one of a series of
ongoing meetings to gather input on the tests to be
conducted by the state on soil, water, and air samples
taken near the Carolina Solite hazardous waste-burning
aggregate kiln in Aquadale, NC.
Feb 15, 2000 - Indian Point, NY radiation
steam leak - emergency declared A leak in a steam
generator at a Hudson River nuclear power plant resulted
in a brief release of radioactive steam. Operators
manually shut down the reactor and declared an
"Alert" following indications of a steam
generator tube leak.
Feb 14, 2000 - BREDL
letter regarding NC Title V Air Permit for Steelcase,
Inc. in Fletcher, NC
Feb 10, 2000 - The
Department of Commerce has contacted Anson County about
the possible siting of a pulp mill on the Pee Dee
River. It is believed the mill will produce towels
and napkins.
Feb 03, 2000 - Federal Judge
throws out Virginia Trash Laws/Virginia will Appeal the
decision - A federal judge has ruled against
Virginia's trash laws passed by the 1999 Virginia General
Assembly to limit importation of trash from New York and
other out-of-state areas. The new laws were scheduled to
go into effect July 1, 1999; however, in June 1999, Waste
Management Holdings, three other waste-hauling companies
and Charles City County, which leases land to Waste
Management for a large landfill, sued Virginia
challenging key provisions of the new trash statutes.
Jan 19, 2000 - BREDL's comments on
Carolina Power & Light Integrated Resource Plan
Jan 4, 2000 - The
Department of Energy issues Record of Decision for
Surplus Plutonium Disposition at Savannah River Site.The
Department of Energy today announced its decision to
dispose of up to 50 metric tons of surplus plutonium from
the United States in a hybrid approach and to construct
and operate three new facilities at its Savannah River
Site (SRS).
1999 News items
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