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Beede News and Information
Federal Agreement Ensures Funding for
Cleanup
Please click here
to read the EPA Press Release 4/16/2007
NESSARA held an informational meeting
on November 16th, 2005.
Click here to read a brief summary from the
meeting.
NESSARA held an informational meeting
on November 16th, 2005.
Click here to read a brief summary from the
meeting.
Congressman Capuano has re-filed the amendment to the Superfund law
(July 2005). To read the text of HR2211
click here. To check the status of HR2211
click here.
EPA Concludes the Fourth Settlement Offer
(12/2004) To read the story, Click
Here.
EPA Announces $48 Million Cleanup Decision
for the Beede Waste Oil Superfund Site in Plaistow N.H. (4/1/2004) To
read the story, Click Here.
Democrats and Republicans unite for action
on Superfund sites. (11/5/2003) To read the story, Click
Here.
Letter to White House Chief of Staff, Andrew
Card, Jr from NESSARA (8/28/2003) Click
Here to read the Letter. Superfund Legislation (8/15/2003) The attached message speaks volumes
about the lack of support that we are getting from 2 New England senators,
Chafee of Rhode Island and Jeffords of Vermont. Senator Inhofe is from
Oklahoma and chairman of the Senate committee on Environment and Public
Works where the bill has to originate.
Associations band together to Lobby for Service
Station Dealers' Exemption (8/15/2003) Click
Here for the details.
EPA Response to NESSARA Letter (5/22/03).
Click
Here to read the text of the letter.
Congressman Barney Frank Arguments Rejected
by EPA
Click Here to read the text of the letter.
Massachusetts Senate Resolution.
On March 27, 2003 the Massachusetts State Senate passed a resolution
that requests
the Congress of the United States to enact legislation eliminating inequities
created by the so-called Superfund Law. See
full text of the resolution.
Congressman Barney Frank asks EPA for Beede
Help. On April 1 Congressman Barney Frank wrote to Christine Todd
Whitmann of the EPA asking her to change the Service Station Dealers
Exemption (SSDE) rules of the Superfund Act. Click
Here to read the text of the letter.
NE Representatives Support House Bill 3788
(Change Beede Rules) Click here for the details.
Congressman Frank's Arguments Rejected by
EPA (5/2003)
Click Here to read the text of the letter.
Congressman Frank asks EPA for Beede Help
(4/1/03).
On April 1 Congressman Barney Frank wrote to Christine Todd Whitmann
of the EPA asking her to change the Service Station Dealers Exemption
(SSDE) rules of the Superfund Act. Click Here
to read the text of the letter.
October 27, 2002.
Beede Protest a Huge Success - Thanks to all those who took the
time to join us. Click
here to view some of the images of the event.
July 2, 2002.
California Association asks for Senator Boxer's help.
Click here for the details.
June 26, 2002.
Beede Public Information Meetings. Click here
for the details.
February 8, 2002.
Read the thank you letter to Congressman Barney Frank.
Especially noteworthy is his promise to get with other congressmen to
ask EPA to delay further action at this site until they have a chance
tp pass a bill.
January 24, 2002.
NESSARA recently met with Congressman John Tierney to ask for his help.
Click here to read his response.
January 18, 2002.
Beede PRP Exit Strategy Offer (Status)
Click Here to read the letter
(in pdf format) from TRC Vice president Michael O. Hill.
"Superfund Rules Hurting Local Shops"
January 2002
Click Here to read the Article written by
Bob Burgess of The Wakefield Daily Item. Other recent newspaper items
(Salem Evening News, Wilmington Town Crier) are available via fax. Please
call NESSARA Headquarters.
November 9, 2001
The Service Station Dealers of America has written a letter to legislators asking for their support for H.R. 2869 (Pending Superfund/Beede Waste Oil Legislation). Click here to read the letter. To help sway legislators please read this letter.
October 8, 2001
Senator Bill Smith (R-NH) has introduced a bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. This amendment seeks to modify the liability provisions regarding the "release or threatened release of recycled oil". Click here and enter S1495 in the US Senate "Search" box to read the bill.
September 4, 2001
NESSARA adopts a new strategy regarding the Beede Waste Oil Site.
Click Here to read the text of the letter.
August 15, 2001
The latest information from EPA Administrator, Christine Todd Whitman. Click here to read the text of the letter.
August 2, 2001
The latest information from Roger Montbleau. Click here to read the text of the letter.
July 17, 2001
In a letter to NESSARA members President
Roger Montbleau provides an update and advice for those affected. Click here to read the letter.
June 29, 2001 - Senator Bob Smith Letter
In a letter to EPA
Administrator Christine
Todd Whitman, Senator Bob Smith requested an extension, on behalf of those affected, to respond to the EPA's recent request that they help pay for the Beede Waste Oil Cleanup. Click here to read the entire letter.
June 26, 2001
Letter to the EPA from the Commissioner of the NH Dept of Environmental Services. Click here to read the text of the letter.
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