Tag: radioactive

Oct 9

2017

Schumer to EPA: finish radioactive cleanups

Published by Dan Telvock

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer called on the federal Environmental Protection Agency to finish the $11 million clean up of radioactive hotspots in Niagara County. Investigative Post reported in August that the EPA abruptly left the county without finishing the work. That story caught the attention of Schumer, who was in Lewiston on Monday to urge the EPA to return to clean up the “invisible stain of radioactive waste.” “This is EPA’s job, they shouldn’t be backing away from it, they shouldn’t leave homeowners like Mr. Wade in the lurch,” Schumer said. Left in limbo are property owners in Niagara Falls[...]

Posted 6 years ago

Jul 12

2016

Telvock talks radioactive hotspots with WBFO

Published by Dan Telvock

On WBFO’s Press Pass, Investigative Post’s Dan Telvock discusses his reporting on the radioactive hotspots in and around the Niagara Falls area.

Posted 7 years ago

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