EPA Set to Defer Cleanup of Alaska Burn Pits for Decades, Again

EPA Set to Defer Cleanup of Alaska Burn Pits for Decades, Again

Sep 6, 2023 | issues

Anchorage, ALASKA — For more than 40 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has deferred cleanup and closure of a former hazardous waste burning area at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska. If approved, a pending  EPA permit will leave this...
CSWAB Newsletter Spring 2017

CSWAB Newsletter Spring 2017

Mar 9, 2017 | issues, UNCATEGORIZED

New Fact Sheet on Federal Facilities with High Explosives Contamination As part of the Cease Fire Campaign, CSWAB has researched and published a New Fact Sheet on federal facilities with RDX contamination. RDX is a toxic and carcinogenic explosive compound found in...