Good morning. Subcommittee on superfund raced the is Waste Management is meeting today to discuss hearing entitled oversight of the us Environmental Protection agencys Superfund Program. Today we will hear testimony from witnesses with extensive involvement cleaning up superfund sites. Our witnesses will discuss experiences working with epa, State Government and local communities to clean up and repurpose these sites as well as offer suggestions how cleanups can be completed quicker and more efficiently while utilizing taxpayer dollars. Since 1980 the comprehensive Environmental Response and Liability Act has been a cornerstone of the nations hazardous Waste Management program. It was enacted by congress to give the federal government the authority to clean up contaminated and Hazardous Waste sites and respond to environmental emergencies, oil spills and natural disasters. The program created a trust fund dedicated to cleaning up abandoned waste site and give the Agency Authority to wo
Morning. Still windy out there, we were talking right before the show but not windy enough for wind advisory but still you have to get prepared. Wind kept you up last night. Yes, with the dog. Well, we all, very, very happy when this all diminishes but not quite yet. We will go to a seven out of ten. It is better then yesterday but still windy. Look the that he is wind gusts, 29 miles an however in philadelphia, 30 miles an hour mount pocono. 26 miles an hour in lancaster, 25 miles an hour in wildwood. Right now we have lake effect snow, still affecting upstate new york but, there is a chance, some of that could sneak into the pocono mountains. Checking our temperature in philadelphia, it is 40 degrees, sunrise at 6 54. We will start out like yesterday with clouds and sunni merges but we have 21 miles an hour sustain wind out there with us throughout most of the day. Were still child with a High Temperature bob kelly of 48 degrees. Do you like the way i said that. Yeah, 48 degrees. Wal
And talked to the District Attorney about the alleged crime spree, he joins us now in front of the regional justice center. Most people will remember alonso perez as the man who broke out of handcuffs Early September just hours after being arrested for a shooting at a local mcdonalds. Well according to Police Reports and the District Attorney. That shooting in which mohhommad robinson lost his life, may not be perezs only violent crime. The crime spree happened in within a month and a half time frame. Police reports show perez was linked to a shoo motel on july 25th on august 15 hes linked to a battery with a Deadly Weapon then august 20 hes linked to a murder thats still under investigation according to the da his two latest murder charges. The one at mcdonalds and the shooting of a motorcycle driver happened just hours apart from each other from august 27th to the 28th. If these accusations turn out to be true hes a dangerous guy and hes caused according to the accusations a lot of w
Water worries are growing in parts of bucks and montgomery counties. Whats been found in the water and why many are afraid to drink it. Good evening everyone, im jessica dean. Im ukee washington. Chemicals typically found a Fire Fighting foam have been detected in ground water. Several municipal and private wells have been shut down. Reporter trang do is live in horsham where a lot of concerned people packed a Community Meeting to night. Trang . Reporter jess, hundreds of people came out to this meeting to find out just what is in their Drinking Water, and the possibility effects of it. Study linked these chemicals to developmental effects in fetuses and infants and also certain types of cancer. How safe is the Drinking Water in hour stamp, warrington and warminster . Not save enough according to residents. Were actually getting a filter on our house. Fluctuating numbers. We dont want to wait eepa finds its really bad for fetuses. People pack the Community Center to get answers. Whats
Types of cancer. How safe is the Drinking Water in hour stamp, warrington and warminster . Not save enough according to residents. Were actually getting a filter on our house. Fluctuating numbers. We dont want to wait eepa finds its really bad for fetuses. People pack the Community Center to get answers. Whats being done. The chemicals used in Fire Fighting foam are linked to the former naval base and air station in the area. Right now were in the process of identifying where we think the most likely places were it went into the ground water and best places where we can attack the problem and basically treat it. Reporter last week, epa lowered the acceptable levels for pfoa and pfos in ground water through township took eight public wells off line as a result. If you are getting municipal water from warminster, from horsham township or from warrington its safe to drink. I have a bottle of it there and im drinking the water myself. Reporter greg preston is a naval official overseeing th