News Tagged ‘North Carolina’

Family’s water contaminated by leaking gas station tanks

epa fuel tank 100x100 Familys water contaminated by leaking gas station tanksA leaking underground storage tank on the premises of an old, defunct gas station in Keswick, Virginia, demonstrates how destructive a seemingly innocuous fuel tank leak can be. A report by Charlottesville News & Arts tells the story of David and Holli Traud, who bought a brand-new home just east of Charlottesville last year. However, when they moved in, they noticed that the tap water in their new home had a strange smell and bad taste.

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Camp Lejeune’s toxic water supply may have sickened half a million

lejeune 100x100 Camp Lejeunes toxic water supply may have sickened half a millionAs many has half a million people who lived on or near the Marine Corps base at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina have been exposed to highly toxic chemicals that infiltrated the camp’s groundwater from 1957 to 1987. The U.S. government and the Marine Corps blame a now-closed dry cleaning company that once operated off-base but in the area of the camp, in addition to toxic chemicals that leaked from underground storage tanks and unsafe chemical disposal procedures on base.

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