The Dirt on Our Dirt The Military Tour of Southern California oozes that Outer Limits Cold War essence. Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat - August 3, 2006
That Healthy Glow Radiation? A Health Tonic! The history of L.A.'s radium rage. Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat - August 3, 2006
Dumb and Dumber Protecting kids from perchlorate isn’t rocket science. Ventura County Reporter - January 20, 2005
Upping the Ante National Academy of Sciences report reignites debate on danger of perchlorate. Pasadena Weekly - January 20, 2005
Watered Down National Academy of Sciences report reignites debate on danger of perchlorate. Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat - January 20, 2005
A Rare Prize Gillette property could fill ‘donut hole’ in Santa Monica Mountains park system. Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat - January 3, 2005
Dirty Water Polluters attempt to derail state’s new standards for rocket fuel oxidizer in drinking water. Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat - February 12, 2004
Trickles of Hope Polluters attempt to water down state and federal standards for perchlorate contamination. Pasadena Weekly - February 12, 2004
Victory at Sea With new signings, the Governator throws a line to California’s coast. Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat - September 30, 2004
Cruising Over Troubled Waters New California legislation may mean cleaner cruise liners. Ventura County Reporter - September 23, 2004
Perchlorate's Pregnant Pause Polluters are attempting to abort the state’s new standards. Ventura County Reporter - January 5, 2004
Ship of Stools Ocean activists target sewage dumping by Royal Caribbean ‘sludge boats’. Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat - November 26, 2003
Field of Toxic Dreams Health advocates push for pesticide prevention. Ventura County Reporter - November 20, 2003
Kiddie Beach The most polluted beach in the county is this one which will get a $1.5 million cleanup. Ventura County Reporter - January 30, 2003
Unsafe Harbor A new 708-residence development is slated for building on 135 acres near Ventura Harbor. "Seabridge" includes beaches that won't have proper tides to self-cleanse. Ventura County Reporter - January 30, 2003
Parsons' Poisonous Posterity A half-century after his death, Jack Parsons' twisted legacy lives on in the toxic soup his experiments created -- and still hasn't been cleaned up. [Part 2 of 2] Pasadena Weekly - January 10, 2002
Evil Minds As he was developing the highly toxic chemicals that would launch America into space, Pasadena's Jack Parsons was ingesting cocaine, morphine and other drugs in his own earthly world of orgies, incest and Satanism. [Part 1 of 2] Pasadena Weekly - January 3, 2002
Spoonglow It's all about savings in the billion-dollar recycled radiation business. Pasadena Weekly - December 27, 2001
Radiating Fear In dire need of a plan to protect nuclear power plants. Nuclear reactor sabotage expert Dr. Bennett Ramberg is concerned about poorly-guarded plants as terrorist targets. LA Weekly - November 7, 2001
Living Next to a War Factory Neighbors of closed Aerojet plant worry about their health and water. The Chino Hills site is littered with high explosive material, unexploded munitions and depleted uranium. LA Weekly - May 3, 2000
Russians, Rockets and the Santa Ana River A closed weapons plant in the Chino Hills may be leaking hazardous chemicals into the Santa Ana River. Orange County Weekly - May 18, 2000
Hot Zone Michael Collins ends up helping firefighters get a grip on hazards of burning Aerojet. LA Weekly - November 9, 2000
Think Globally, Disappear Locally Greenpeace under fire for cost-cutting closures and losing its focus on grassroots work. LA Weekly - August 15, 1997
Smoke on the Water Proposition 84 promises much-needed water cleanup in the San Fernando Valley, but is still struggling to get traction. Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat - November 2, 2006
Fishback Mountain One man calls his project on the L.A./Ventura border the pursuit of a dream home, but others just see an illegal solid waste dump. Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat - November 16, 2006
Frankendump Environmentalists and Sen. Barbara Boxer assail the pro-nuclear composition of the state committee charged with coming up with an alternative to the Ward Valley nuclear dump in the Mojave Desert. LA Weekly - October 28, 1999
Dump da Dump The proposed Ward Valley nuclear dump is near death, but how much will taxpayers have to shell out to bury it? LA Weekly - April 15, 1999
Dr. Bennett Ramberg - 3rd Degree Interview The terrorism and nuclear proliferation expert on how the Iranian impasse could be resolved by putting the country on probation Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat - June 15, 2006
Joe Cirincione - 3rd Degree Interview The nuclear arms proliferation and terrorism expert explains the dangerous state of affairs in the world today and points to signs that the next Administration will have a more positive and constructive nuclear policy. Los Angeles CityBeat - June 12, 2008