Parties Consider Mediation to Resolve Differences on Rest of River Cleanup
Feb. 24th, 2018 – (Berkshire Eagle) – Various stakeholders, including GE and municipal leaders, may consider mediation to expedite PCB...
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- Feb 22, 2018
- 10 min
Toxic Treaties: How Indigenous Americans Inherited Invasive Contamination
In 1971 a commercial aired on American television that was meant to tug on the heart-strings of environmental activists: a Native...
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- Feb 20, 2018
- 4 min
In The News: PCB Storage and Vocalized Opposition
Happy Tuesday, readers! This week’s blog blurb brought to you by ecoSPEARS will showcase some of last week’s key articles and news...
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- Feb 19, 2018
- 1 min
Yakama Nation Sues 30 PRPs to Recoup Superfund Costs
February 16, 2018 – (Portland Tribune) – The Yakama Nation of Native Americans has said it is suing 30 Potentially Responsible Parties...
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- Feb 13, 2018
- 3 min
In The News: The EPA’s Future in America
Many of you currently reading this post were able to read ecoSPEARS’s first official blog post last week. Along with those bi-weekly blog...
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- Feb 12, 2018
- 1 min
Former EPA Director Visits CWU, Urges Students to Take Action
February 11, 2018 – (The Observer) – “Clean air and clean water and a healthy place to live is an essential value of everybody in the...
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- Feb 9, 2018
- 1 min
Lawmakers Urge EPA To Stick With Out-Of-State PCB Disposal
February 8, 2018 – (Berkshire Eagle) – Three top lawmakers says tons of toxic waste removed from the Housatonic River should be disposed...
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- Feb 8, 2018
- 1 min
Akwesasne Residents To Be Screened For PCBs
February 7, 2018 – (Press Republican) – Askwesasne residents of the Mohawk Nation tribe who have been diagnosed with certain cancers are...
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- Feb 7, 2018
- 1 min
The Next Head of Trump’s EPA
February 7, 2018 – (New Republic) – Days ago the White House pulled Kathleen Hartnett White’s nomination for Chair of the Council on...
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- Feb 6, 2018
- 11 min
PCBs: A Catastrophic Toxin Poisoning Us All
For months our team has shared a string of articles focusing on polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). These toxic cancer-causing chemicals...
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- Feb 5, 2018
- 1 min
Plastic Pollution: Scientists’ Plea on Threat to Ocean Giants
February 5th, 2018 – (BBC) – A recent study published in the “Trends in Ecology and Evolution” journal, which reviews and publishes...
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- Feb 2, 2018
- 1 min
Feds: Hudson River PCB Damage Remains
February 1, 2018 – (Times Union) – In light of Wednesday’s report published on behalf of Hudson River Natural Resource trustees, Ned...
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- Feb 1, 2018
- 1 min
PCBs Remain in Hudson River Water Samples
January 31 – (Daily Gazette) – Of more than 10,000 water samples from the Hudson River tested in recent years, more than 85% contain...
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- Jan 31, 2018
- 1 min
EPA and DEC Collaborate on Hudson River PCB Studies
January 30, 2018 – (Hudson Valley 360) – The federal Environmental Protection Agency announced it will work with the state Department of...
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- Jan 30, 2018
- 1 min
EPA Expands Scope of Hudson River Cleanup Analysis
January 29 – (Insider NJ) – The EPA stated yesterday it will collect and evaluate more samples of sediment and water from the lower...
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- Jan 29, 2018
- 1 min
Focus on GE’s PCB Cleanup Shifts to Local Dumps
January 27 – (Berkshire Eagle) – After appealing EPA’s order to remove PCBs from the Housatonic River in 2016, a court order may allow GE...
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- Jan 25, 2018
- 1 min
EPA Should Be Leading The Way On Hudson River Cleanup Efforts: Editorial
January 24th, 2018 – (Poughkeepsie Journal) – The EPA is soon expected to make a decision on the 5-year review of GE’s cleanup of PCBs in...
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- Jan 13, 2018
- 3 min
ecoSPEARS Launches Transformative Technology to Permanently Remove Persistent Toxins from Water and
NASA Awards Exclusive License to the Company to Commercialize In-situ Remediation Technology December 21, 2017 06:00 AM Eastern Standard...
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- Jan 13, 2018
- 1 min
Lisa Morrison and R. Ian Doromal with Florida Venture Forum discussing PCB remediation
Lisa Morrison and R. Ian Doromal with Florida Venture Forum discussing PCB remediation using ecoSPEARS #greentech. Proud to represent...
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- Jan 4, 2018
- 1 min
ecoSPEARS Technology Will Give Hudson River New Life – Without Dredging
January 24, 2018 – (BUSINESS WIRE) – The EPA is expected to soon decide on the status of GE’s certificate of completion regarding it’s...
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