-Caveat Lector- -----Original Message----- From: OPPT NEWSBREAK (GEFFRY KING) (GEFFRY KING) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Multiple recipients of list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, January 28, 1999 6:47 PM Subject: OPPT Newsbreak - Thursday 28 January 1999 >OPPT NEWSBREAK Thursday, 28 January 1999 > > > Today's "Toxic News for the Net" > Brought to you by the OPPTS Chemical Library > http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/oppt_nb.txt > > NEWS > > "Pentagon Seeks Command For Emergencies in the U.S.. Clinton >Seems Likely to Approve New Plan." New York Times, 28 January 99, >A19. > The growing threat of major terrorist attacks on U.S. soil > has prompted the Pentagon's decision to ask President > Clinton for his go-ahead to appoint a military leader for > the continental U.S.. The Pentagon currently has no crisis > plan that would initiate the immediate organization and > response of emergency personnel to stricken areas. Distrust > of the military and fear that it will not serve to protect > citizens' civil liberties are two reasons given for > opposition to granting the military this power. Supporters > of the plan argue that the military is the most qualified > for the responsibility of organizing responses to terrorist > strikes using germ warfare. A Pentagon official said that > only military services are able to transport supplies and > equipment quickly and on a large scale basis in the event of > such mayhem. It may be several months before the Penagon > presents Mr. Clinton with its recommendation. > >"No Radiation Effect Found At Northwest Nuclear Site." New York >Times, 28 January 99, A18. > Results of a study ordered by Congress in 1988 will be > revealed at a meeting in Washington State on Thursday. The > study of 3,400 adults who grew up near the Hanford nuclear > reservation during the cold war, found no differences in > thyroid health between these people and others who had no > exposure to radioactive iodine, the byproduct of nuclear > fission that collects in thyroid glands. The study was > performed by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, a contractor > for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, without > involvement by the Energy Department which currently runs > Hanford. Skepticism over the study's accuracy may lead to a > second study. Up for investigation is the study's ability > to obtain reliable data regarding estimated radiation doses > which is not as accurate as data recorded from medical > procedures. > >"Germany: Greens Press for A-Plants' Closings [World Briefing]." >New York Times, 28 January 99, A6. > Despite the sudden ban on exporting nuclear waste for > reprocessing, seen as Germany's first step towards shutting > down its 19 nuclear plants, the Green Party says it will try > to close three or four plants within the next four years. > >"Senator Revives Bottle-Deposit Bill. Recycles Idea After 7-Year >Hiatus [Virginia Assembly '99]." Washington Times, 28 January >99, C5. > Virginia Senator Madison Marye has re-introduced his > "`bottle bill'", last introduced in 1991, that would require > a 10-cent deposit on every metal, glass, or plastic beverage > container sold in Virginia. Consumers who return the > containers to a store or redemption center would get a > refund on the deposit, and the containers would then be > recycled. Money from deposits on containers that are not > returned would be used to fund programs promoting waste > management, recycling, and wildlife conservation. Mr. > Marye's bill was previously opposed by the beverage and > retail-business lobbies, but he appears to have a better > chance of getting his bill passed this year because of > newcomers in the Senate, solid-waste issues in the > spotlight, and the bipartisan support he garnered for the > food-tax cut he proposed last year. > > ACROSS THE USA, from USA Today > >"Forrest City, Arkansas [Across the USA]." USA Today, 27 January >99, 4A. > The Thorn Apple Valley meat processing company recalled all > products made at its Forrest City plant in response to an > outbreak of listeria bacteria. > >"Lincoln, Nebraska [Across the USA]." USA Today, 27 January 99, >4A. > Executive Director Gene Crump of the Central Interstate Low-Level >Radioactive Waste Compact Commission was fired. Last > month, the commission lost its bid to license a low-level > nuclear waste dump in Nebraska. > > >"Harrisburg, Pennsylvania [Across the USA]." USA Today, 27 >January 99, 4A. > The governor proposed a program to restrict state sewer > grants to only those projects that will result in cleaner > water. > >"Providence, Rhode Island [Across the USA]." USA Today, 26 >January, 99, 13A. > The U.S. EPA told parents that the contaminants at a > playground on Newport Navy Base's Katy Field pose no risk to > the children that play there. Nevertheless, it was > recommended that the playground close until the Navy cleans > it up. > >"Myrtle Beach, South Carolina [Across the USA]." USA Today, 27 >January 99, 4A. > The source of oil still a mystery, birds washed ashore are > needing more medical treatment before they can be released. > More than 160 oil-coated birds have been found. > >"White River Junction, Vermont [Across the USA]." USA Today, 26 >January 99, 13A. > An environmentally friendly road deicer that looks like > molasses is being tried by Vermont's state highway crews. > The deicer is made of magnesuim chloride and fermented > grains. 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