Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Endagered Species act overhaul? From The Environmental News Network: "The Bush administration yesterday proposed a regulatory overhaul of the Endangered Species Act to allow federal agencies to decide whether protected species would be imperiled by agency projects, eliminating the independent scientific reviews that have been required for more than three decades." We wonder if the "Up or down vote on drilling," folks in the U.S. Congress will take up this cause as well? "cc" 5:54:19 PM     Energy policy: Nuclear The state health department has cited Cotter Corp for continued groundwater pollution, according to The Pueblo Chieftain. From the article: Cotter Corp. received a notice of violation from the state health department late last month indicating a contaminated plume of groundwater exists underneath the uranium mill's neighbor, the Shadow Hills Golf Course. According to the notice authored by Steve Tarlton, who runs the department's radiation management unit, "recent groundwater analytical results provide a better definition of the plume of radioactive material north and west of the Cotter Mill." "The groundwater contains dissolved uranium in excess of the state groundwater standard of 30 ug/l or micrograms per liter. The source is the Cotter Mill," Tarlton wrote. According to test results, well readings for uranium from 2007 testing are 57.1 ug/l for Well No. 805 and 94.3 ug/l for Well No. 338, both of which are on golf course property. The existence of the contaminated groundwater is not news to Cotter officials. "We've been talking about it (with state officials) for over a year," said John Hamrick, Cotter Mill manager. "We are not to allow radioactive material to migrate and impact groundwater without correction and a release has occurred." More Coyote Gulch coverage here. "cc" 7:02:52 AM

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