January 21, 2010

Council demands independent look into Yankee tritium leaks

Greenfield, MA. January 21, 2010. The Connecticut River Watershed Council today demanded an independent assessment of tritium leaks at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. “The situation calls for immediate intervention and public oversight,” said CRWC Executive Director Chelsea Gwyther responding to reports that radioactive tritium, at concentrations of 2 million picocuries [...]

January 4, 2010

A Salty Connecticut River: Redux

Vermont. January 4, 2010.
A 2003 research paper reported on in a 2005 River Currents column found that base line salt concentrations in our rivers has increased over the past 30 years and the report predicted that the salt levels will continue to rise. Three more recent studies have now confirmed those earlier findings. The newer [...]