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Capitol Journal - Superfund / Toxic Waste
Toxic waste found at Love Canal, New York. A dip stick drips with chemicals found in canal
Capitol Journal - Superfund / Toxic Waste
Abandoned and boarded up homes in Love Canal, New York
Capitol Journal - Superfund / Toxic Waste
Glen Avon, California where water supply was polluted with toxins. Desolate landscape, water retention.
Capitol Journal - Superfund / Toxic Waste
Chemical plant fire in Elizabeth, New Jersey
Capitol Journal - Superfund / Toxic Waste
Map of U.S. locations of toxic waste dumps high-lighted in orange
Capitol Journal - Superfund / Toxic Waste
The clean up in Love Canal, New York. A bull dozer pushes down houses while a man hoses down the debris. A skull and cross bones flag hangs from one house. Another house bears a sing reading: "Love Canal Recipe: 1. Mix 82 Chemicals 2. Place in canal for 25 yrs. Yield: sickness + death". Bull dozer pushes down houses. Toxic waste, pollution.
Capitol Journal - Superfund / Toxic Waste
Lee Thomas, Administrator, EPA, We have to toss a lot of money at it. We ve proposed putting a lot of money on this program. First 5 years, $1.6 billion, we ve suggested tripling that - $ 5.3 billion the next 5 years.
Capitol Journal - Superfund / Toxic Waste
Senator George Mitchell (D - Maine) What do we need? In my judgment, probably somewhere between the $7 billion that s likely to be approved in the Senate and the $10 billion that is likely to be approved in the House.
Capitol Journal - Superfund / Toxic Waste
Hugh Kaufmann, EPA engineer, I d say the administration s proposal of $5 billion is on the mark. I think that is all we can really spend.
Capitol Journal - Superfund / Toxic Waste
John O Connor, National Campaign Against Toxic Hazards, I think that is the biggest bunch of hogwash that the American people have been fed in a long time. Bill Ruckelshaus and now Lee Thomas were hired because they were good managers and could get the job done. Well, good managers can figure out how to spend a few billion more dollars to clean up a few hundred more sites.
Capitol Journal - Superfund / Toxic Waste
Shot of smoking toxic waste site, pollution.
Capitol Journal - Superfund / Toxic Waste
Capitol Journal - Superfund / Toxic Waste
Capitol Journal - Superfund / Toxic Waste
Hodding Carter outside the Capitol explains House and Senate superfund proposals for clean up fund raising, comments on toxic waste clean up effort and legislation
Capitol Journal - Superfund / Toxic Waste
Representative James Florio (D - New Jersey), The administration s Superfund proposal is the logical extension of its New Federalism concept - saying the Federal Government is retreating from everything - other than buying missiles - and in fact, we re going to give back to the states the responsibilities for dealing with these environmental issues and every other issue.
Capitol Journal - Superfund / Toxic Waste
A fenced off site. Sign Caution - Hazardous Waste .
Capitol Journal - Superfund / Toxic Waste
Man in protective suit working around a large container. Cleaning hazardous waste.
Capitol Journal - Superfund / Toxic Waste
Charles DiBona, President of the American Petroleum Institute, There is no question that the companies want clean up. It makes a lot of sense to do it early. Unfortunately if you put a very small fraction - in the extreme 1 barrel out of a million barrels - and go in to clean up that 1 barrel, you automatically become liable for cleaning up the whole site. Not only liable for cleaning up the whole site, but whatever action you take, in terms of removal to another spot, you become liable everything at the other spot, forever into the future.
Capitol Journal - Superfund / Toxic Waste
Man in protective suit hooks a hose to a large tank. Cleaning hazardous waste.
Capitol Journal - Superfund / Toxic Waste
Senator Lloyd Bentsen (D-Texas), I think in this instance, the EPA is overly optimistic and I don t believe they re going to get that kind of money. And therefore, we have to have something we can count on when cleaning up these toxic waste sites.
Capitol Journal - Superfund / Toxic Waste
Lee Thomas, Administrator, EPA, What we ve accomplished today is characterizing the problem, dealing with hundreds of sites that presented an immediate threat, building a capability in nearly every state in this country to assess and deal with problems themselves, and move forward with the big priority sites.
Capitol Journal - Superfund / Toxic Waste
EPA headquarters sign in Washington DC, pan to building. CU of entrance door to the Environmental Protection Agency building.
Capitol Journal - Superfund / Toxic Waste
Anne M. Gorsuch, former Administrator of the EPA.
Capitol Journal - Superfund / Toxic Waste
Rita Lavelle, head of the Superfund, appearing before a Congressional Committee.
Capitol Journal - Superfund / Toxic Waste
Anne M. Gorsuch, former Administrator of the EPA.