Fresh Catch of the Day in Boston: Mustard Gas
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By , on June 14th, 2010 4 comments   Dumping   , , , ,  

A clam boat in Massachusetts dredged up a not-so-welcome surprise last week – 2 tanks of Mustard Gas. One crew member is reported as getting sick from the exposure, confirmed by diagnosis, blood and urine tests, before they tossed the canisters back into the sea. The Coast Guard is now looking for them. Now, one . . . → Read More: Fresh Catch of the Day in Boston: Mustard Gas

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Munitions Dumping at Sea
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By , on June 11th, 2007 88 comments   Conservation & Environment, Industry & Government   , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

It is no secret that the U.S. military has used the ocean as trashcan for munitions in the past. Peter discussed at the Old DSN how federal lawmakers were pressing the US Army to reveal everything it knows about a massive international program to dump chemical weapons off homeland and foreign shores. “The Army . . . → Read More: Munitions Dumping at Sea

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