Peter will be presenting the findings of the NRC committee on Uranium Mining in Virginia to the Potomac Watershed Roundtable on Friday, January 11. The presentation is available to view HERE.

The ESC January 2013 Newsletter is now available to read HERE!

President of ESC, Dr. Peter deFur has contributed to a new protocol which chemists can use to avoid the hazard of creating endocrine disrupting chemicals. Read the press release for Tiered Protocol for Endocrine Disruption (TiPED) here.

Click here to view the abstract of ESC’s Environmental Scientist, Laura Williams: The Effect of River Contaminants and Moderate Hypoxia on Blue Crabs (Callinectes Sapidus) from the Tidal Freshwater James River.

The US Army Corp of Engineers demolishes house on former WWI munitions site in the Spring Valley neighborhood of Washington, DC. Click here for the NBC news clip

The Wisconsin community group, Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger, has released information that the U.S. Army has reappropriated the local Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) for Badger Army Ammunition Plant. Read the ESC News Alert for more information

The Velsicol Record of Decision for Operable Unit 1 has been released. Click here to read it

The Portland Harbor Community Advisory Group will hold its monthly meeting from 6 – 8 PM on June 13th at the Portland BES Water Pollution Control Lab. The meeting will include a discussion on restoration planning for the Portland Harbor Superfund site. For more information, visit the PHCAG website

ESC has submitted comments on behalf of Olympic Environmental Council on the Port Angeles Harbor Sediment Investigation Report. Click here to read the comments

EPA has posted the Potential Remediation Approaches to the GE-Pittsfield­ Housatonic River Site “Rest of River” PCB Contamination document which is now available under the Housatonic River Initiative section of this site. Click HERE to view the .pdf of the document.

Jan 10, 2013

STOKING FIRE: Study Finds Persistent PCB Contamination Linked to Infertility

Jan 9, 2013

Hampton Roads legislators add their voice to the uranium mining debate.

Jan 7, 2013

A review of the Tiered Protocol for Endocrine Disruption (TiPED), and it’s potential applications.

Dec 21, 2012

Researcher Theo Colborn participates in a TEDx talk about endocrine disruptors.

Dec 20, 2012

American Electric Power begins a shift away from coal burning power plants in favor of natural gas.

Technical Assistance Needs Assessment: A tool to determine if your community group could benefit from a Technical Assistance Grant.

It’s The Environment!
by Peter deFur

Updated June 2012 – Compiled list of Community Advisory Groups (CAGs) for EPA Superfund sites, also found on the Assistance page

Updated July 2012 – Compiled list of Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Recipients, also found on the Assistance page

Click here for a comparison of the 3 different types of grants that the EPA provides