Spring Valley: Toxic Waste Contamination in the Nation's Capital : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the District of Columbia of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session, July 27, 2001U.S. Government Printing Office, 2002 - 336 pages |
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... , one day after he and 24 other families were forced to evacuate their homes because munitions were found nearby . After all this time , the people of Spring Valley deserve an answer . Mrs. NORTON . Thank you very much , Madam Chair 5.
... , one day after he and 24 other families were forced to evacuate their homes because munitions were found nearby . After all this time , the people of Spring Valley deserve an answer . Mrs. NORTON . Thank you very much , Madam Chair 5.
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... Thank you very much , Madam Chair . I appreciate that our Chair , Connie Morella , has been willing to schedule this hearing before the August recess , and her willingness to call fur- ther hearings on toxic contamination in our Spring ...
... Thank you very much , Madam Chair . I appreciate that our Chair , Connie Morella , has been willing to schedule this hearing before the August recess , and her willingness to call fur- ther hearings on toxic contamination in our Spring ...
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... Thank you , Madam Chair . Mrs. MORELLA . Thank you very much , Congresswoman Norton . [ The prepared statement of Hon . Eleanor Holmes Norton fol- lows : ] ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND 7.
... Thank you , Madam Chair . Mrs. MORELLA . Thank you very much , Congresswoman Norton . [ The prepared statement of Hon . Eleanor Holmes Norton fol- lows : ] ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND 7.
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... Thank you for coming . Again , as I had stated initially , if you would be kind enough to confine your testimony to not ex- ceed 5 minutes , knowing that it is - in its entirety , your testimony will be in the record , because we want ...
... Thank you for coming . Again , as I had stated initially , if you would be kind enough to confine your testimony to not ex- ceed 5 minutes , knowing that it is - in its entirety , your testimony will be in the record , because we want ...
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... Thank you Which is a reflection of the panel's concern . First of all , I think the panel agreed with the approach that the Corps of Engineers was using to evaluate the soil . That plan was presented to the advisory panel in ...
... Thank you Which is a reflection of the panel's concern . First of all , I think the panel agreed with the approach that the Corps of Engineers was using to evaluate the soil . That plan was presented to the advisory panel in ...
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A.N. Miller Companies activities Army's ATSDR AUES Baltimore District Benjamin Ladner burial of munitions buried munitions Camp American University Camp Leach campus cancer chemical warfare chemical weapons Child Development Center claims cleanup Colonel FIALA concerns conducted construction contamination Corps of Engineers Court decision Department of Health Detected determine dinitrotoluene discretionary function District of Columbia documents Edgewood Arsenal effort Environmental Protection Agency excavation F.Supp Federal Formerly Used Defense FTCA Glenbrook Glenbrook Road hazardous homeowners identified January July 27 laboratory LADNER levels of arsenic Lewisite located materials MORELLA NORTON Occupational Health ordnance OSR FUDS plaintiff points of interest potential remediation request response risk assessment sampling plan Scientific Advisory Panel soil sampling Spring Valley area Spring Valley community Spring Valley Scientific Subcommittee summary judgment Superfund testing Thank Trenches U.S. Army Corps United USACE VOLTAGGIO Walker Washington Wesley Heights
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Page 68 - Government shall not be liable for any claim based upon the exercise or performance or the failure to exercise or perform a discretionary function or duty on the part of a Federal agency or an employee of the Government in carrying out the provisions of this section.
Page 1 - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:05 am, in room 2154, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon.
Page 66 - If, on a motion asserting the defense numbered (6) to dismiss for failure of the pleading to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, matters outside the pleading are presented to and not excluded by the court, the motion shall be treated as one for summary judgment and disposed of as provided in Rule 56, and all parties shall be given reasonable opportunity to present all material made pertinent to such a motion by Rule 56.
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Page 142 - And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.
Page 68 - Federal agency" and "agency" as used in this part include the executive departments, the military departments, independent establishments of the United States, and corporations primarily acting as instrumentalities or agencies of the United States, but do not include any contractor with the United States.
Page 66 - States, for money damages, for injury or loss of property, or personal injury or death caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of any employee of the government while acting within the scope of his office or employment...
Page 188 - The remedial action requirements are derived principally from the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), as amended.
Page 66 - ... it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief.
Page 110 - Services, is to prevent exposure and adverse human health effects and diminished quality of life associated with exposure to hazardous substances from waste sites, unplanned releases, and other sources of pollution present in the environment.