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SHIP OF STOOLS

Ocean activists target sewage dumping by Royal Caribbean ‘sludge boats’ By Michael Collins Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat – November 26, 2003 They are called “cities on the sea,” ocean liners carrying up to 5,000 travelers on a cruise vacation of a lifetime. Pampered by gobs of buffet grub, casinos, nightclubs, spas, […]

PERCHLORATE’S PREGNANT PAUSE

Polluters are attempting to abort the state’s new standards By Michael Collins Ventura County Reporter – January 5, 2004 Ammonium perchlorate was first used at the NASA-owned Jet Propulsion Laboratory, literally as rocket fuel. A rocket booster for the Space Shuttle contains over 1.3 million pounds of propellant, of which […]

DIRTY WATER

Polluters attempt to derail state’s new standards for rocket fuel oxidizer in drinking water By Michael Collins Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat – February 12, 2004 Pasadena has the dubious distinction of being the birthplace of the chemical perchlorate’s use as a rocket fuel oxidizer. Conceived at the NASA-owned Jet Propulsion Laboratory, […]

TRICKLES OF HOPE

Polluters attempt to water down state and federal standards for perchlorate contamination By Michael Collins Pasadena Weekly – February 12, 2004 Under the shadow of a $2 million claim for damages filed by the city of Pasadena in January over the cost of lost water resources due to the perchlorate […]

CRUISING OVER TROUBLED WATERS

New California legislation may mean cleaner cruise liners By Michael Collins Ventura County Reporter – September 23, 2004 Environmental victories can be few and far between but don’t tell that to Washington D.C.-based Oceana, a non-profit organization formed by actor Ted Danson. The group’s campaign against Royal Caribbean for its […]

VICTORY AT SEA

With new signings, the Governator throws a line to California’s coast By Michael Collins Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat – September 30, 2004 Under President George W. Bush, environmental victories are getting fewer and further between, but don’t tell that to Washington, D.C.-based Oceana, a non-profit organization formed by actor Ted Danson. […]

A RARE PRIZE

Gillette property could fill ‘donut hole’ in Santa Monica Mountains park system By Michael Collins Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat – January 3, 2005 The 588-acre Gillette Ranch, former home of shaving products magnate King Gillette, lies in a serene valley at the intersection of Las Virgenes Canyon and Mulholland Highway, a […]

WATERED DOWN

National Academy of Science report rekindles hot debate over California’s perchlorate contamination By Michael Collins Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat – January 20, 2005 The January 10 release of a National Academy of Sciences report on the hazards of the rocket fuel oxidizer perchlorate has the defense and aerospace industry crowing while […]

UPPING THE ANTE

National Academy of Sciences report reignites debate on danger of perchlorate By Michael Collins Pasadena Weekly – January 20, 2005 The Jan. 10 release of the National Academy of Sciences report on the hazards of perchlorate recommends national drinking water standards be radically more lax than those that the Environmental […]

DUMB AND DUMBER

Protecting kids from perchlorate isn’t rocket science By Michael Collins Ventura County Reporter – January 20, 2005 On Jan. 10, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) released a report on the hazards of perchlorate that has the defense and aerospace industry crowing and some environmentalists singing the blues. The NAS […]

DR. BENNETT RAMBERG – 3rd DEGREE INTERVIEW

The terrorism and nuclear proliferation expert on how the Iranian impasse could be resolved by putting the country on ‘probation’ By Michael Collins Los Angeles CityBeat June 15, 2006 The international dispute over Iran’s fledgling nuclear program has reached an impasse, and, shockingly, the Bush administration’s response has been more […]

THAT HEALTHY GLOW

Radiation? A health tonic! The history of L.A.’s radium rage By Michael Collins Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat — August 5, 2006 Once upon a time in the City of Angels, radioactive products made with lethal yet luminous radium became a health rage. Wondrous radium, which cost $1 million an ounce in […]

THE DIRT ON OUR DIRT

Roll up, roll up for the military toxicity tour By Michael Collins Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat – August 3, 2006 Southern California is seasonally inundated with tour buses plying the streets of Hollywood and the homes of entertainment stars. But a new tour, begun this summer, takes the curious to places […]

SMOKE ON THE WATER

Proposition 84 promises much-needed water cleanup in the San Fernando Valley, but is still struggling to get traction By Michael Collins Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat — November 2, 2006 When they go to the polls November 7, Angelenos will be paying special attention to Proposition 84, the biggest water bond ever […]

FISHBACK MOUNTAIN

One man calls his project on the L.A./Ventura border the pursuit of a dream home, but others just see an illegal solid waste dump. By Michael Collins Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat – November 16, 2006 Chatsworth resident Todd Doherty began noticing a heavy flow of dump truck traffic heading up and […]

ROCKETDYNE’S RED GLARE

By Michael Collins LA Weekly – December 9, 1998 Pulling up to Simi Valley City Hall the morning of October 21, EPA staffer Vicky Semones was counting on a quiet, efficient work meeting. Her job was to coordinate the scientists, public officials and community representatives monitoring the cleanup from decades […]