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We are Water | From plastics to pipes: Who drinks Evanston’s tap water and why do some avoid it?
This is part five of an eight-article series by We are Water Evanston, a community-based participatory research project that explores our relationship with and concerns about water. For more information on this series, click here. Evanston lies on the shores of Lake Michigan, one of the most valuable freshwater sources in the world. Evanston has an award-winning water […]
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Honeywell to reopen in early 2023
A part of the Metropolis landscape since 1958, the Honeywell Metropolis Works plant is scheduled to restart production of uranium hexafluoride in early 2023. Preparation of the site will start immediately. Honeywell will hire 160 full-time employees as well as contractors by the end of next year. While rumors had been flying around for a […]
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Before it was Honeywell …
The following Allied Corporation Metropolis Plant company background information is taken from the Massac County Illinois History Vol. 1 1987 book produced by the Massac County Historical Society. In October 1955, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) permitted industry to enter the uranium hexafluoride (UF6) conversion business by inviting bids on a contract for the conversion […]
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Honeywell to reopen Metropolis, Ill. plant
Honeywell announced it will reopen its Metropolis, Ill. plant. (Source: KFVS) METROPOLIS, Ill. (KFVS) – Honeywell will reopen its Metropolis Works plant. The company plans to restart production in 2023 with preparations starting in 2021. They plan to hire 160 full-time employees, as well as contractors, by the end of 2022. Honeywell released the […]
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Honeywell to re-open the USA’s only domestic uranium conversion facility in Metropolis
Idled US conversion plant preparing for 2023 restart Honeywell has said it intends to re-open the USA’s only domestic uranium conversion facility, the Metropolis Works plant, in Metropolis, Illinois. Preparations for a 2023 restart will begin this year. Honeywell in November 2017 announced the temporary suspension of UF6 production at Metropolis pending an improvement in […]
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United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation: March Recap and May Meeting Overview
Excerpt: Overview of March 2020 Hearing Session The first virtual 2020 JPML hearing took place on March 26. Following the hearing, the JPML issued transfer orders centralizing cases and creating new Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL”) in three matters: MDL No. 2931 – In Re: Delta Dental Antitrust Litigation. Actions transferred to the Honorable Elaine E. Bucklo, […]
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NRC renews operating licence for Honeywell uranium conversion plant
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has renewed the operating license for Honeywell International’s uranium conversion facility in Metropolis, Illinois, for an additional 40 years. The new licence expires in 2060, NRC said. Honeywell submitted its licence renewal application in February 2017. NRC staff concluded that renewing the licence would not pose an undue risk […]
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Fluoride rinse: Delta Dental to visit Carpentersville school Sept. 25
Note from the Fluoride Action Network: The most recent statistic from Illinois: the state’s drinking water systems are 98.5% on fluoridated. As more than 2 million students strive for success both in and out of the classroom this fall, Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation is helping to ensure that tooth decay doesn’t get in the […]
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Solvay Members Negotiate Improvements in New Contract
The 16 members of amalgamated Local 4294-03 at Solvay Fluorides, LLC’s Alorton, Ill., hydrogen fluoride plant ratified a new three-year agreement on July 19 that beat back concessions, improved wages, and created new health and safety language. Talks began July 9, and the old contract was set to expire Aug. 1. As bargaining grew near, […]
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Donnellson improving water quality with new source
DONNELLSON, Ia. (WGEM) – People living in one part of southeast Iowa are about to see an improvement in their drinking water. It’s a change that could have a big impact on health, especially for kids. Donnellson residents are drinking water that has high fluoride and radium levels, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. […]
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