Officials To Meet Regarding Radioactive Dumping
County Officials Unaware Of Dumping Before Channel 4 Report
POSTED: 8:41 am CDT July 4,
2007
UPDATED: 8:56 am CDT July 4,
2007
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- State officials will meet Thursday to discuss radioactive dumping in Rutherford County.Gov. Phil Bredesen ordered a two month moratorium on radioactive dumping at Middle Point landfill after reporter Demetria Kalodimos' I-Team stories.Officials will not take questions during the meeting, but they have promised two public hearings in the future.More than 10 million pounds of radioactive material was dumped at the Murfreesboro landfill in 2005.There are at least four of these types of dumping facilities in Tennessee, which is more than any other state in the country.Rutherford County officials in charge of the landfill said they had no idea the dumping was going on before the Channel 4 report.
Previous Stories:
- June 14, 2007: Radioactive Dumping Regulations Analyzed
- June 13, 2007: Senate Shortens Radioactive Dump Moratorium
- June 12, 2007: House Passes Moratorium On Radioactive Dumping
- June 7, 2007: 'Tenn. Loophole' Used For Radioactive Dumping
- May 31, 2007: State To Hold Public Meeting Regarding Radioactive Dumping
- May 21, 2007: Congressman Calls For EPA To Investigate Dumping
- May 15, 2007: Rep Says Radioactive Dumping 'Unacceptable'
- May 14, 2007: Radioactive Dumping Occurs In Rutherford County
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