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2013
CTS appeals contamination ruling to Supreme Court - 9/17/13
Federal appeals court overturns CTS decision July 10
CTS Public Forum July 9
WLOS previews investigative report on CTS contamination July 9
Video of CTS Town Hall Meeting July 8
Jerry Ensminger of Camp Lejeune's Toxic Disaster in Asheville to screen his documentary May 18
New CTS Advocacy Group Forms 04/07/13



2012
Map Showing One Mile Radius from CTS Site
Full-scale fight: Mills Gap residents continue push for CTS cleanup 7/18/12
Buncombe Cty on 6/19/12 Authorizes Application for NC Funds for City Water for 129 Homes on Wells.
EPA Still Denies We Need City Water
EPA Has Ignored Request by Congress for Cleanup and City Water
Local residents deliver documents that may show malfeasance in CTS case 5/23/12
EPA adds the CTS of Asheville site to its Superfund roster 3/13/12
Analysis paralysis? 3/13/12
NC House committee issues subpeonas to compel EPA officials to testify on CTS 2/22/12
New contamination emerges in Mills Gap 2/2/12
EPA announces remediation agreement with CTS 1/26/12
NC lawmakers hear testimony from DENR, CTS neighbors 1/20/12
EPA rejects CTS plan for soil sampling 1/16/12
Local Edge Radio interviews Mills Gap residents on CTS, including cancer survivor Gabe Dunsmith 1/10/12


2011
Buncombe County begins demolishing CTS building in Mills Gap 12/06/11
EPA demands $6.5 million for "costs incurred to date" at contaminated CTS site 10/17/11
CTS property owner appeals condemnation 10/11/11
Not so fast on Superfund status: EPA reports delay in decision on CTS site 08/13/11
Buncombe County officials set to condemn CTS building (see bottom of page) 08/03/11
An Open Question 07/27/11
Buncombe County considers condemning CTS building 06/29/11
Good news, bad news - CTS neighbors give EPA an earful 04/26/11
EPA Website for CTS Asheville CTS site cleanup timeline murky 03/11/11
EPA proposes CTS Superfund site near Asheville for priorities list 03/08/11
CTS Sued by Asheville Neighbors 02/23/11


2010
CTS Citizens Monitoring Council Presents Findings on 12/16/2010
EPA to Consider the CTS Site for Proposal to Superfund’s National Priorities List 09/01/2010
EPA moves closer to declaring CTS property a Superfund site 09/01/2010
CTS files breach-of-contract lawsuit against Mills Gap Road Associates 07/29/2010
EPA letter to David Bradley 07/09/2010
At CTS’ request, EPA targeting resident with contaminated well 07/06/2010
EPA inspector general blasts agency’s handling of CTS site 05/19/2010
CTS neighbors call for clean-up, reparations and investigation of government agencies behavior 03/18/2010
CTS activists set up fund for independent water testing 03/05/2010
Buncombe Commissioners brief: grants, taxes (and prayer)02/02/2010
Resident near CTS site takes case to YouTube 02/02/2010
TIMELINE: CTS of Asheville contamination 01/19/2010
CTS health study: lead found in area, but low risk of contamination spreading 01/19/2010
State will release health study on CTS contamination Jan. 19, 2010


2009
Buncombe Commissioners brief: Nov. 17, 2009 meeting
Activists - not enough being done to fight CTS contamination 10/14/09
A well of discontent: new findings in CTS case 9/9/09
Proposed Deal Between DENR and CTS is Delayed
Something is rotten off Mills Gap Road
Buncombe residents petition Gov. Perdue, DENR officials for CTS cleanup
New NCDENR Secretary Visits CTS in Secret
Letter and Petitions are Sent to Governor Perdue on May 18      Read the Letter
Contaminated well near CTS site overflows
What's $3 million in 1987 dollars worth today?
Robinson Well Leaks TCE! See the video on our other website
February 2009 - Flowing through the Cracks - The CTS Site in Skyland, North Carolina, by Lenny Siegel
MountainXpress 02/11/09 - Make them pay: Residents bash county's failure to pressure CTS


2008
MountainXpress 12/17/08 - The slow road to cleaning up the CTS site October 2, 2008 - Clarification Letter from James Webster of the EPA
September 2008 - EPA Fact Sheet for Mills Gap Site
MountainXpress 09/24/08 - The other CTS
WLOS 09/18/08 - CTS Well Testing
MountainXpress 08/13/08 - Study finds no cancer clusters near CTS site
MountainXpress 07/31/08 - CTS contamination attracts attention in Washington, D.C.
Email to John Mitchell July 24,2008
MountainXpress 07/23/08 - The Green Scene
A History of Action - MountainXpress 07/22/08 - CTS of Asheville contamination MountainXpress 07/18/08 - Punching Holes
July 2008 Meetings Notice JUNE 26, 2008 Meeting Notice
JUNE 26, 2008 Meeting Flyer
MountainXpress 06/25/08 - Monitoring Council challenges CTS cleanup plan
MountainXpress 06/11/08 - Residents living near CTS of Asheville to meet tonight
JUNE 11, 2008 Meeting Notice
MountainXpress 02/14/08 - DANGER: DIY signs at CTS plant


2007
Buncombe County Site Assessment and Removal Timeline MountainXpress 09/12/07 - CTS update: RiverLink meets with Health Shulers office about groundwater contamination
MountainXpress 07/11/07 - Fail-safe?
December 2007 EPA Test Results
9-26-07 Stream/Spring Sampling Results

2004 TAGA Sampling Plan
2002 Enforcement Action Memorandum
1993 State Superfund Scoresheet