Story for the Arkansas Democrat Gazette by Eric Besson, Emily Walkenhorst. Originally published March 25, 2018, updated March 26, 20 CROSSETT — The release of hydrogen sulfide by a Georgia-Pacific paper mill here went unchecked and unregulated for decades, company officials said, and people who live nearby blame the toxic gas for their labored breathing. …
An investigation by [radio station] WNYC finds most of the state’s poorest residents are living near a contaminated site with no plan in place to clean it up. And it’s not entirely clear whether anybody even knows with certainty what the risks are. According to an analysis by WNYC’s Data News Team, 89 percent of …
Cut through the weirdness that is happening in our Federal government by talking directly with your legislators. The Town Hall Project is scheduling town hall meetings with federal legislators across the country throughout 2017. For scheduled meetings and updates, go to Town Hall Project || Find a Town Hall Near you Washington legislator meetings for …
Trump’s cabinet appointees will affect clean air, water and land in Port Townsend. Yes! Even in the past few years, people in the positions listed below have made policy in their departments that directly affect how much pollution PT Paper is allowed to make or tools available to us for holding them accountable. (Not to …
EPA has directed the states to close a loophole in the clean air laws that allowed factories to sidestep responsibility if it could be said that their excess emissions happened when equipment was Starting up, Shutting down or Malfunctioning, aka the “SSM Loophole.” WA Dept of Ecology has an advisory committee, open to anyone, that …
Now you can submit your class action survey via email, with this version that we created. Download and open it in Microsoft Word, fill it out right on your computer and email to Terrell Marshall at the address on the form without the need to print it out! How’s that for nice? Here’s the link: …
Quick links to the brief two-question survey: • in pdf: Print and mail survey re Port Townsend Paper, for Terrell Marshall pdf • in MS Word: Email-able survey re Port Townsend Paper, for Terrell Marshall doc Smell(ed) something? Say something! We’ve been mapping and reporting the mill’s fumes for years. We push Ecology for action, …
” gains made just on paper will be more destructive to protecting the atmosphere than doing nothing in that it will only serve to hide the lack of action and sources of the problem. ” CO2e emission reductions are sorely needed, and needed quickly. … the [potential] benefit [of this plan] is rendered almost to …
For those of you who have not heard, a law firm in Seattle, Terrell Marshall is investigating the possibility of filing a class action law suit against the Port Townsend Paper Company for infringing on the rights of local citizens. The law firm sent out a letter of explanation and a very simple questionnaire (both …