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Help Stop Nuclear
Power in Virginia!
Do You Live 50 miles from the North Anna Nuclear Plant?
Dominion-Virginia Power has submitted an application to add a
third nuclear power plant at its North Anna Nuclear Station in
northern Virginia. The Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League is
challenging this permit for health and safety reasons. If you are
within the 50-mile zone, you may join in this effort.
Deadline: May 9, 2008
North
Anna 50-mile map and factsheet | Declaration of
Standing FAQs about
Legal Declaration of Standing | BREDL Membership Form
(ongoing) April 26, 2004: BREDL and Protect All
Children's Environment (PACE) Action
Alert (.pdf) asking the NC
Dept. of Agriculture to require public notification of
ALL aerial pesticides spraying.
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July 05, 2007:
ACTION ALERT
To everyone in North Carolina concerned about our future!
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission is about
to carve a loophole in North Carolina environmental law. Approval
of a pending rule would create an exception for special interests
now and a precedent for more exemptions in the future.
Is there a dry-cleaning business in your community? The
dry-cleaning industry and their supporters have drafted a new
rule which would leave excessive amounts of toxic solvents in the
soil and groundwater, not only at hundreds of commercial
dry-cleaning sites but on neighboring property, too. Why? They
want to reduce their clean-up costs. We think polluters should
abide by existing laws which require groundwater to be safe
enough to drink, the highest standard for public health
protection.
We can stop the erosion of public health
protection and the chipping away of environmental laws. Please
add your name and organizational affiliation to our letter to be
delivered to the North Carolina Environmental Management
Commission, the state's rule-making body. Help us stop a proposed
rule change which would allow contaminated dry-cleaning sites to
remain polluted.
We want to have as many people as possible sign on before the
upcoming meeting of the NC Environmental Management Commission on
July 12. So feel free to pass the word. People should sign on by
sending their name and address to BREDL@skybest.com. With
enough people from enough areas of the state, we can convince the
Commission to heed our request. We will hand deliver it to the
EMC at 9:00 AM Thursday, July 12, 2007. Sign-on Letter
According to the Dry-cleaning Solvent Cleanup Act Programs
2006 Annual Report to the General Assembly, the state has
identified 225 operating or abandoned dry-cleaning facilities in
46 counties with environmental contamination caused by
dry-cleaning solvent. A total of 29 new dry-cleaning solvent
releases were reported to in 2005. There are approximately 700
operating retail dry-cleaning establishments in North Carolina
today. As many as 1,500 contaminated dry-cleaning sites may exist
in North Carolina.
BREDL Action Alert | Sign-on Letter
PUBLIC MEETING - EARLY SITE PERMIT - NORTH ANNA
On February 8, 2007 the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission will
hold a public meeting to take statements from the public. Any
person may make a comment on the proposed nuclear power plant
expansion including health and safety issues. It is important to
attend this meeting or send written comments. The NRC meeting
will be held in central Virginia at the Louisa County High School
auditorium from 6:00 - 11:00 p.m. More Details: BREDL Action Alert
Dec. 9, 2006: The Land & Water Conservation Commission, created and
appointed by the 2006 General Assembly and the Governor, will
hold three public meetings in early January 2007 (Jan 4, 8, &
10). These public meetings are a great time to show legislators
that we North Carolinians think that conservation is a critical
issue for the state's future. More Details see Action Alert.
Join the National Day of Action on PVC
TARGET UNCOVERED: The Poison Plastic Lurking In Your Shopping Cart...
On October 11th, Let Target Know Its Time to Phase Out PVC, the Poison Plastic.
Join consumers and students from around the country on Wednesday, October 11th and tell Target that it is time to clean up their act and phase out PVC, the poison plastic.
Feb. 17, 2005 Rally and NRC Public Hearing: Action
Alert and more details. RALLY AGAINST NEW
LICENSING for NUKES at NORTH ANNA, Thursday, February 17,
2005, 6:00 pm
Louisa County Middle School, 1009 Davis Highway, Mineral,
VA. This rally precedes the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission's (NRC) hearing scheduled for 7:00 pm
concerning a site permit for two new reactors at North
Anna nuclear power station in Louisa County in Central
VA.
May 20, 2004: Consolidated
Coal Company in Buchanan Co., VA is seeking to nearly
double its permitted VOC limits just months after being
deemed a "High Priority Violator" for violating
the current VOC limits. VA DEQ will hold a June 1, 2004
public info. briefing and a July 1, 2004 public hearing. Action Alert flyer and more details.
April 26, 2004: Please write the NC Rules
Review Commission to ask them to oppose NC Environmental
Management Commissions exemption for Paper Mills
from Hydrogen Sulfide Air Emissions Limits. Action
Alert and more details. Letters needed as soon
as possible. Thanks UPDATE: The NC Rules Review Commission (RRC) received
more than 10 letters objecting to the H2S exemptions
for pulp and paper mills, thus sending the issue to the
NC General Assembly. On June 17, 2004, industry lawyers
argued that the RCC should rescind the approval of the
new H2S AALs
because the new rules should be considered as a
"package". The RRC obliged and rescinded the
new H2S rules.
Discussions are underway . . . stay tuned. Thank you for
your letters
Feb. 24, 2004 Public
Hearing: VA DEQ will hold a public hearing in Front
Royal, VA on the proposed CPV Warren 580 Mw gas-fired
power plant. This facility would be located 5 miles from
the Shenandoah National Park, a very polluted Class I
area. Action Alert and more details.
Feb. 12, 2004:
Peoples Hearing on International Paper Riegelwood
air pollution permit, risk assessment and new innovative
technology. Hearing held on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2004 at
7:00 PM in Lake Waccamaw, NC. More Details:
BREDL Press Release | BREDL
Action Alert | IP Fact
Sheet | Hearing Flyer (Flyer
& Fact Sheet updated with new date)
NC EMC Public Hearing Nov.
5, 2003 in Enka, NC regarding hydrogen sulfide
regulations and reductions. Action
Alert and more details. Deadline was Dec. 15, 2003
Particulate
matter standards under review. EPA Nov. 12 & 13, 2003
MEETING in Research Triangle Park, NC. The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board
Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)
Particulate Matter (PM) Review Panel. Public comment
period will probably happen on Nov. 12. | Nov. 12, 2003: BREDL comments on
CASAC review of the air quality criteria document for
particulate matter.
Oct. 29, 2002: U.S. Dept. of Energy
Public Hearing on Supplemental PEIS re: Pit Facility at
SRS. Hearing is scheduled to begin at 6 pm in North
Augusta, SC. BREDL Factsheet with more details (in .pdf)
Plutonium Fuel Factory Public Meetings:
Sept. 17, 2002 - North Augusta, SC; Sept 18, 2002 -
Savannah, GA; Sept. 19, 2002 - Charlotte, NC.
BREDL
factsheet and details for upcoming NRC plutonium fuel
factory meetings. (in.pdf)
September
21, 2001 - The re-licensing public hearing for Catawba
nuclear power station will be held at the Rock Hill
Council Chamber at the City Hall, located at 155 Johnston
Street, Rock Hill, South Carolina, on Tuesday, October
23, 2001. The NRC will
hold the hearing in two 3-hour sessions:
from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 7:00
p.m. to 10:00 p.m. NRC will
record a transcript of the hearing.
September
10, 2001 - The first re-licensing public hearing for
McGuire nuclear power station will be held at the
North Campus of Central Piedmont Community College
(in the auditorium) on Tuesday, September 25, 2001. CPCC is on 11920 Verhoeff Road,
Huntersville, North Carolina, about 15 miles north of
Charlotte. The NRC will
hold the hearing in two 3-hour sessions:
from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 7:00
p.m. to 10:00 p.m. NRC will
record a transcript of the hearing.
May 8 ,
2001 - Public Hearing on Plutonium Fuel in
Charlotte.
Nov. 20, 2000 - Take Action:
Use our automatic emailer to send comments to Virginia
Dept. of Transportation regarding the Draft Environmental
Impact Statement for I-73. DEADLINE WAS JAN. 12, 2001. Read our Sample Letter that was automatically
emailed to Mr. Earl Robb, VDOT State Environmental
Administrator and Mr. Fred Altizer, VDOT Salem District
Manager.
September 28, 2000 - NIX MOX
Day
Take
Action: Send a letter to Governor Hunt and North Carolina
state policy makers in support of the People's Plan for
Clean Air. DEADLINE WAS SEPT 1,
2000. Read our Sample Letter that was
automatically emailed to Governor Hunt with copies sent
to Secretary Holman, Chairman Moreau of EMC and Chairman
Deerhake of EMC Air Committee. Thanks! (updated
Sept 13, 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. UPDATE:
On August 8, 2000, the North
Carolina Division of Air Quality issued a new air permit
for the Rhodes Brothers asphalt plant in Macon County.
More info: NC DAQ Press Release
Action
Alert: Public Hearing on CP& L Title V permits
April 18, 2000, 7:00 PM , Raleigh, NC - BREDL's Comments on CP& L
permits
Action
Alert - UPDATE: New Comment Deadline - April 17, 2000 -
The NC Division of Air Quality has
announced the first Title V public hearing on two Duke
Power coal-fired power plants. The hearing on the
Dan River and Riverbend plants will be on April 3, 2000
at 7 PM in Statesville.
Action Alert
- Please write NC DAQ to request a public hearing/comment
period for Corning, Inc. air permit upgrade which
increases the Cabarrus County plant's pollution by 96%.
Action
Alert: Stop the Yucca Mountain Dump! Comments to
Dept. of Energy Needed. The DOE deadline for public
comment on its Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) for the proposed Yucca Mountain dump is fast
approaching. Public comments need to be in to DOE by
February 9th, 2000.
Action Alert - UPDATE: March 9, 2000 - A Public
Hearing was held on March 9 at the Elkin
Elementary School. You may still send comments. Deadline
March 24, 2000. Thanks for your calls and letters which
led to the public hearing. - Request for a
public hearing on the air permit upgrade for the Carl
Rose and Sons Asphalt Plant near Elkin, NC. TELEPHONE
CALLS, LETTERS, AND E-MAILS ARE NEEDED TO ENSURE A PUBLIC
HEARING ON THE UPGRADE.
Action Alert - Three
meeting have been scheduled (Sept. 22, 28, 30) by the
North Carolina Division of Radiation Protection to
receive suggestions from the public and radioactive waste
generators on how to manage low-level radioactive
waste. It is imperative that citizens make their
voices heard at these meetings. Opinions by utility
representatives must be balanced by those who want a
better way to control deadly pollution from ionizing
radiation: No more waste dumps!
Action
Alert - AIR POLLUTION
ALERT - This alert contains information about the
proposed agreement between NC Division of Air Quality and
Duke Power and Carolina Power & Light which would
allow most of the coal fired electric plants to exceed
state visible pollution regulations until 2002. The
Director of DAQ, Alan Klimek, may sign this agreement,
the "SOC," this week. Please call
(919-715-6233), email alan_klimek@aq.ehnr.state.nc.us,
fax (919-715-7175), or write him after reading this
alert.
Action
Alert - UPDATE:
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. -
The US Department of Energy plans to turn more than 36
tons of plutonium into commercial nuclear power reactor
fuel. On March 22, 1999 DOE awarded a $130 million
contract to design the plutonium fuel plant to an
industry group led by Duke Engineering & Services.
The group is led by Duke Energy and includes Virginia
Power, French nuclear fuel manufacturer COGEMA, and Stone
& Webster. The utilities would use the fuel
at the Maguire and Catawba reactors near Charlotte and
the North Anna reactors in Virginia.
Action
Alert - UPDATE:
Georgia Pacific Corporation and the parent
company of Wisconsin Tissue Chesapeake Corporation
announced June 26, 1999 their intention to combine their
tissue supply business. Georgia-Pacific Group will
control and manage the partnership and is expected to own
approximately 90 percent of the equity of the
partnership. Chesapeake will contribute the assets of its
Wisconsin Tissue business to the partnership, for which
it will receive a 10 percent interest in the partnership
and an initial cash distribution of approximately $730
million. As a result the Wisconsin Tissue Plant project
in Halifax County, NC has been put on hold. At the end of
May, Wisconsin Tissue had announced their intention not
to use chlorine based chemicals at the Halifax facility.
On June 28, Wisconsin Tissue withdrew the permit
applications and EIS currently under review by NC DENR.
Action Alert
- Regarding North Carolinas entering into
an agreement on permitting procedures with federal land
managers for the protection of Class I areas. We
urge the governor to approve the pending agreement
between the NC Department of Environment and Natural
Resources and the US Departments of Interior and
Agriculture-Forest Service.
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