ESC In The News
The November/December issue of Stewardship News is out! Click here to read the latest issue
12/15/2009
The Bay City Times reported on Peter deFur’s presentation at a public meeting for the cleanup of Dow Chemical’s Saginaw River site in Midland Michigan, where he urged the public to get involved and influence the course of the cleanup. Click here for the article
Environment Virginia interviewed Peter deFur about his views on toxic pollution in the the nation’s waters and the report, Wasting Our Waterways, recently released by Environment America. To read the report, click here
The September/October issue of Stewardship News is out! Click here for the latest issue
Peter deFur is quoted by Greenwire, elucidating the problems associated with a new order from the OMB that directs the EPA to rely on old data that may not be protective of human health. Click here to read Greenwire’s story
ESC presented at the Virginia Water Research Conference: Water Resources in Changing Climates on October 17th, discussing the impacts of climate change on Virginia’s hazardous waste sites. Click here to see our poster
Peter deFur is a panel expert for the Environmental Working Group conference on the Future of US Chemical Policy. See NY Times coverage of the event here For a copy of Peter’s comments, click here
The July/August issue of Stewardship News is out! Click here for the latest issue
Peter deFur is selected to serve three year federal appointment as the Virginia representative to the Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council. Click here for the MAMFC press release
August 17 article in the Daily Press examines Newport News’s water supply options in the face of defeat over the King William Reservoir proposal, including conservation and desalination, as outlined by the ESC report
Peter deFur quoted in New Jersey newspaper regarding high lead levels in marine animals
The May/June edition of Stewardship News is now available!
The Daily Press publishes article outlining alternatives for the King William County Reservoir project, based on a report written by ESC
Raleigh Public Record publishes article on cleanup at Ward Transformer site and interviews Dr. deFur
Peter deFur gives presentation before Surry County residents regarding the proposed coal-fired power plant. Click here to read his comments Click here to read the Virginian Pilot’s coverage of the meeting
May 27 article in the Daily Press announcing King William Reservoir project alternatives, based on an ESC report for the Sierra Club
May 14 article in (Raleigh Public Record) about Ward Transformer site in NC
Article from May 13 (Virginian Pilot) regarding Surry plant community meeting
May 12, 2009 comments on the coal-fired power plant proposed in Surry County given by Peter deFur
Peter deFur’s op ed celebrating Darwin’s 200th birthday is featured in the Richmond Times Dispatch
The November/December 2008 issue of (Stewardship News) is out! Click here for the latest at ESC..
Calls for more monitoring of drugs and chemicals
Peter deFur testifies before the House Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment.
Fish Kill From River Carry Toxic Risk
>EPA on Pollution Cleanup.
Fourteen years and $100 million later, Fort Ord is riddled with dangerous munitions.
High Weedkiller Levels Found in River Checks
Scientist: Chemical may be more toxic than officials think
Increased Greenhouse Emissions Decried
>EPA Should Reassess Dioxin Threat
>PCB sites
Tests on post-Katrina muck yield little consensus on risk
Duwamish cleanup study assailed
Cleanup of PCBs at industrial site could expand to creeks
>EPA Affirms Health Dangers From Dioxin