[CPEO-MEF] Northern Marianas

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

EPA lauds DEQ in annual review, praises it for 'impressive job'

By Marconi Calindas
Saipan Tribune (CNMI)
December 8, 2006

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 has again lauded the 
CNMI for an "impressive job" through its environmental efforts this year.

...

McCarroll said one very positive environmental accomplishment over the 
last two years is that unexploded ordnances are now being handled more 
safely, that the Department of Public Safety has more involvement, and 
also more storage have been allotted.

In connection with the Brownfield Grant, McCarroll said, "One of the 
things we anticipate now is that the fund to DPL under Brownfield Grant 
will help the clearing and assessment on Marpi homestead areas."

He said EPA is expecting the amount of unexploded ordnances to increase 
because people would do more active clearing. He added that there would 
be more handling and storage of vintage bombs, so the community should 
expect more frequent detonation.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=63766

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org


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