Comments on: America’s Nastiest Toxic Waste Dumps (And Whether Or Not You Live Near One)

By: jack lazzell

jack lazzell — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:54:48 +0000

@andrew. it’s clear that you’re a real rocket scientist. i can see it in your diction. quit writing, and start reading.

By: jack lazzell

jack lazzell — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:48:27 +0000

i don’t know if this applies,but i was looking for a shortcut from apache jct.,az. across the santan mtns. to coolidge,where i happened across a few large pits that had been excavated and filled with syringes… literally millions of them. did you ever wonder what they REALLY did with them when they were finished with them?

By: G BS

G BS — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:55:29 +0000

Canon City/ Lincoln Park, CO is also a superfund site.

By: Ken Marion

Ken Marion — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:03:04 +0000

The oil companies have a great way of getting rid of their toxic waste. They sell it to the fragrance industry. They put these toxic chemicals in our laundry detergent and fabric softener, our hair shampoo and conditioner, bar soap, shaving cream and every other product in America that smells good. All of our American scented products are illegal to sell in Europe as the toxic chemicals in American products has been banned there. The EPA in America has banned 4 chemicals. The EPA in Europe has banned over 1000. So if you don’t live near a super fund site, don’t feel left out as your exposed to hundreds of toxic chemicals and known carcinogens every time you shower our ware clothes that have been washed in Tide or some similar product. Goggle Soap nuts for an amazing laundry product that is totally non toxic.

By: Portland Joe

Portland Joe — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 20:59:51 +0000

In Portland Oregon you can go anywhere along the shore of the Willamette River right before it merges into the Coumbia and literally watch the old tar and crude oil from the pollution along the bottom bubble to the surface every few seconds. The worst area I know is right alongside of an active NW Natural Gas facility. It’s scary to watch, but what is worse is when you learn that they don’t have to clean up these sites because they’re operating plants. There is another old plant just down the road which has not been in production for many years, but will remain in a mothballed condition potentially forever. The French company which bought the facility years ago chose to hire watchmen and maintenance people to keep the aged plant maintained forever even though they have zero intentions of ever operating it. The thinking was that it is MUCH cheaper to pay a couple of minimum paid workers to sit there 24/7 than to pay the true cleanup costs if they actually closed the facility.

By: DJ Christian

DJ Christian — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:13:16 +0000

As I was reading all of your posts, I didn’t see any mention of the landfills Erie, Pa. I live downstream in Venango County. We are listed in the top 10% of the “dirtiest, worst counties” in the US.
The EPA says that those radically nasty sites in Erie are all cleaned up and safe now. I feel safe knowing that wouldn’t you?

By: Jill

Jill — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:12:36 +0000

@Andrew: Jennifer obviously meant “Alabama”, not “Obama”. ‘Bama’ is a common nickname for Alabama.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:28:34 +0000

@Jennifer – you’re an idiot. It’s not “Bama’s” fault that there is toxic waste near your home. Nor is it his fault that you feel uneasy about how the Army cache is toxic as well and is seemingly public. I hope “bama” enjoys his job, really, I do, because it seems that all his to the average American is a scapegoat for things he/she is unhappy with! Makes sense right? I know you’re shaking your head “no.” That’s because you’re right – it’s not his fault. Look at this. I’m trying to write up at 13 page paper and got distracted due to your idiocy. Thanks.

By: gary

gary — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:09:07 +0000

i live in wayne nj and in the last five years my mother has had breast cancer, my sister has had lueikimeia and my father has died of a blood deisease asociated with toxic exposer. we are trying to sell our house and move away. weve lived there for about 25 years now

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:27:34 +0000

Liz: Are you talking about the W.R. Grace plant in Wayne? Because that is a Superfund site (I put the link on my name). If not, that’s weird, because you described it exactly. I grew up in Wayne, and I remember when all the soil from the park down by the river was dug up and moved up to the Superfund site.