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EPA 'BioWatch' Role Shrinks

EPA's role in the homeland security BioWatch air monitoring program has been reduced to such an extent that the agency's Office of Inspector General (OIG) says it does not even have to assess whether EPA adopted years-old recommendations to improve its work on the program. In a recent report the OIG said that EPA's role in BioWatch has been “significantly reduced” since the office reviewed the program in 2005. In that 2005 report, the OIG found that EPA did not...

EPA Plan To Use DHS Guide During 'Dirty Bomb' Drill Prompts Concerns

EPA plans to use a controversial Department of Homeland Security (DHS) emergency response guide during a drill to simulate the aftermath of a "dirty bomb" attack, prompting concerns by environmentalists that the drill could set a bad precedent because EPA officials have said they might not consider Superfund cleanup standards during the exercise. EPA will host the so-called Liberty RadEx three-day exercise in Philadelphia starting April 26 to give federal, state and local officials practice in responding to a fictitious...

Out Of (Chlorine) Gas

The Army Corps of Engineers is changing the disinfectant process for Washington, DC's drinking water supply away from chlorine gas to stave off fears about a terrorist strike releasing chlorine, as Congress gears up to debate a bill that could mandate facilities to switch to “safer” chemicals. The Washington Aqueduct, an arm of the Army Corps, announced Jan. 11 that it will be switching its drinking water disinfectant process away from using chlorine gas to using safer conventional bleach. The...

Industry Sees New Terror Focus Stalling Senate Chemical Security Bill

Correction Appended The failed terror attack on an airliner bound for Detroit on Christmas Day may delay the Senate Homeland Security Committee from taking up its version of a chemical security bill that passed the House last year, given new Obama administration priorities on improving transportation security and more pressure on the Senate to confirm the president's stalled nominee to head the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), industry sources say. However, environmentalists say the attempted terror attack only highlights the need...

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