Environment

February 4, 2008 - We recently brought you the story of a plan being pushed by EnergySolutions Inc. to import nuclear waste from Italy to the South. The material from decommissioned reactors would be shipped in through the ports of Charleston, S.C.

February 4, 2008 - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is sending a special inspection team to the Global Nuclear Fuel Americas commercial nuclear fuel processing plant near Wilmington, N.C. after an incident last week in which moisture was detected in a vessel containing uranium -- a situation that can lead to a dangerous radiation release. Fortunately, no release occurred.

January 31, 2008 - There are 10 nuclear power plants across the United States that are relying on faulty materials to protect against catastrophic fires. Seven of these plants are located in the South -- and all are owned by companies based in the South.

January 31, 2008 - Katrina lawsuit vs. Army Corps dismissed

January 30, 2008 - Bucking a national trend away from coal-burning power plants, North Carolina regulators yesterday issued a permit

January 29, 2008 - Two House subcommittees have sent letters to the Department of Homeland Security and the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry asking why the Federal Emergency Management Agency interfered with a heath report on formaldehyde in trailers housing people displaced by Hurricane Katrina -- and why ATSDR complied with FEMA's demands that it not consider long-term exposure impacts including cancer.

January 29, 2008 - As Facing South readers know, the Gulf Coast recovery is still a live and burning issue for thousands of people. But it has yet to come up in any of the 2008 presidential debates.