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OMYA Florence, Vermont Site Photos
Omya in Vermont
Omya's website set up to improve community relations. Includes meeting minutes and documents relating to legislatively-mandated "Section 5" study, Interim Certification Application, and community Issues Teams.
OMYA wants to expand waste stockpiling
to cover 32 acres, 80 feet tall
OMYA Declaratory Ruling - Reconsideration
Waste Management Division
Established February 10, 2004
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OMYA's Site Plans
OMYA's Hydrogeologist's Testimony
Act 250 hearing, Dec. 18, 2002
OMYA's Environmental Record in Vermont
& Towns in which OMYA owns land
OMYA's spill of Propylene Glycol
Information about Omya's use of Biocides and a Description of Specific Systems
Omya's recent Oil Spills
#1 and #2
 Public Records about Omya from Vermont State Agencies
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OMYA's Discharge Permit
Draft of New Permit
Omya Verpol Plant Water Circulation Processes
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Federal and Vermont
Supreme Court
Judgments Against Omya
Middlebury Rail Spur MOU
Minutes of Meeting
May 7, 2001
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Omya's Mines in Vermont
OMYA's Danby Proposal
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Map of Omya's holdings in Danby and the geology
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Jobe Phillips/Danby
Brainstorming Session December 1, 2000 |
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Links
Vermont Mining
UVM website with aerial photos of mines in Vermont
Vermont Quarries
Danby's Underground Marble Quarry
Mad River Neighborhood Association
Moretown Quarry neighbors' website
Governor Jim Douglas on OMYA
Vermont Public Radio
Senator Jim Jeffords Visits the Mine Site
Letter from Senator Patrick Leahy
Governor Howard Dean on the environment and OMYA
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"There’s Something Rotten... in Vermont"
Seven Days Column
July 16, 2008
Vermont ponders tax break for a polluter
Rutland Herald Commentary
April 3, 2008
Has a new Omya replaced the old?
Rutland Herald Commentary
February 28, 2008
Public Records from Vermont's Agency of Natural Resources about the regulation of Omya's waste in 2007
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How Green Is Our Valley?
Critics charge Vermont’s Agency of Natural Resources isn’t tough enough Seven Days, May 23, 2007  Photo of VCE's executive director by Lee Krohn |
"ANR’s reaction to the report? As of this month, no solid-waste permit has been issued for OMYA’s landfill despite mounting evidence that suggests the project is an environmental hazard."
"We are five years into the operational life of this landfill," Brabant explains. "It’s totally illegal. The story here is, how many agencies in state government are willing to look the other way in terms of enforcing the law? " |
Omya's Waste
Photo by Tom Narwid
"One of the most beautiful places in the USA"
PICTURE PERFECT VERMONT
Wary of OMYA
Mining company faces rich vein of opposition in Danby and beyond
Rutland Herald/Times Argus Sunday Magazine Cover Story
Wall Street JournalPage One article about OMYA
All the MarbleTIME Magazine
Christian Science Monitor
Quandary of a
quarry in Vermont
Swiss mine raises protests in Vermont
Swiss Radio International
October 10, 2002
Omya, Critics Deadlock on Expansion Plans
Vermont Public Radio
DANBY, VT (2002-04-22)
Vermont allowing toxic emissions
Rutland Herald Commentary
February 15, 2006
Plume from Omya's factory in Florence, Vermont
Dec. 15, 2005
Omya made cooperation impossible
Rutland Herald Commentary
June 23, 2005
Photo from Vermont Waste Management Division
showing Omya's storage of hazardous chemicals
More about Omya's Dump
OMYA is the Largest User of Pesticides in Vermont
List of Chemicals Used by Omya
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Shampoos with Methylisothiazoline May Pose Risk for Unborn Babies
Medical News Today
06 Dec 2004
This is info Omya doesn't want you to know:
OMYA, The Truth, and the Public's Right to Know
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Year 2000 Rutland County
Pesticide Usage Data
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 Manager recaps the year at OmyaRutland Herald December 20, 2013 Middlebury's big dig -- up close Addison Eagle October 21, 2013 Omya Hazmat team to remove chemical Rutland Herald October 16, 2013 Future of Omya in Proctor properties unclear Rutland Herald September 25, 2013 Omya trying to buy 4 more plants Rutland Herald September 14, 2013 Omya planning to build plant in Michigan Rutland Herald July 22, 2013 Town hopes to alleviate truck traffic Rutland Herald July 2, 2013 Omya plans to extend rail line Rutland Herald July 1, 2013 Omya continues to invest in resources Rutland Herald March 25, 2013 Concerns Arise on Quarry Expansion Big Bear Grizzly March 13, 2013 Public Worried about Quarry Expansion and Environment Big Bear Grizzly March 12, 2013 Omya receives OK from PSB for LNG facility Rutland Herald November 15, 2012 Nestle Recall Rutland Herald November 12, 2012 Omya moving more jobs to Ohio Rutland Herald October 26, 2012 Omya Inc. moving labs from Vermont to Ohio Burlington Free Press October 25, 2012 Omya rail spur put on hold indefinitely Rutland Herald August 28, 2012 For Omya's new manager, Vt. is homecoming Rutland Herald August 27, 2012 Omya Project falls under PSB jurisdiction Rutland Herald August 7, 2012 Electric bill dooms Vermont Marble Museum Rutland Herald April 24, 2012 Omya to use liquified natural gas Rutland Herald February 15, 2012 Court test looms on old rail line Manchester Journal July 27, 2011 RCRA citizen suit tossed: notice of intent failed to identify specific chemicals Lexology July 25, 2011 A precedent for the public trust? The Commons March 9, 2011 Could Omya court decision force Yankee shutdown? Brattleboro Reformer March 5, 2011 Judge in Yankee suit: Water belongs to Vermonters VERMONT PRESS BUREAU March 4, 2011 Effect of Omya ruling debated Burlington Free Press March 4, 2011 Environmentalists Say Groundwater Ruling Will Impact Vermont Yankee Vermont Public Radio 03/04/11 Vermont Environmental Court judge rejects Omya permit Burlington Free Press March 3, 2011 Settlement Reached on CVPS Purchase of Vermont Marble Power Division of Omya Market Wire March 2, 2011 Global Calcium Carbonate Market to Reach 108.5 Million Tons by 2015 Global Industry Analysts January 14, 2011 Shumlin’s picks have potential conflicts THE ASSOCIATED PRESS December 20, 2010 State issues notice to Omya over calicum carbonate release Rutland Herald October 21, 2010 Omya: 500 pounds of spilled powder not harmful to humans Rutland Herald October 11, 2010 Pittsford residents appeal Omyas waste permit Rutland Herald June 16, 2010 Omya gets full waste permit Rutland Herald May 8, 2010 Spur unneeded, destructive Rutland Herald Letter to the Editor March 3, 2010 Rail spur plan crosses hurdle; on to final design Addison Independent February 15, 2010 Rail Progress Rutland Herald Editorial February 16, 2010 Agency Approves Omya Rail Spur Rutland Herald February 15, 2010
BOOK About the 10 year fight against OMYA in Vingrau, France in French VILLAGERS DIG DEEP TO BLOCK MINE PLAN IN VINGRAU The Guardian Aug. 15, 1998 |
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Omya scraps disputed quarry plan in Danby
Rutland Herald Oct. 2, 2004 Omya needs permit to dump in Pittsford Vermont Public Radio Nov. 21, 2003 Neighbors fight OMYA waste storage plan Rutland Herald Dec. 19, 2002 Danby residents blame Omya for dry wells Vermont Public Radio October 31, 2002 French and Canadians Challenge OMYA Manchester Journal June 28, 2002 A Mountain of Resistance Ottawa Citizen June 18, 2002 When a Dream Quietly Implodes Ottawa Citizen June 18, 2002 OMYA focus of ‘global’ summit Manchester Journal May 31, 2002 Tinmouth Channel wetland receives increased state protection Manchester Journal Dec. 14, 2001  MORE HEADLINES with links to articles from 2008 back to January 2000
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December 4, 2008, Environmental work does not merit criticism, Rutland Herald CommentaryNovember 21, 2008, Spur deserves support, Rutland Herald editorialFebruary 21, 2008, A new Omya's clean bill of health, Rutland HeraldAugust 10, 2006, Beware blasting next to high school, Rutland Herald Commentary April 5, 2006, Omya not in violation of air rules, Rutland HeraldFebruary 15, 2006, Vermont allowing toxic emissions, Rutland HeraldJune 23, 2005, Omya made cooperation impossible, Rutland HeraldMay 4, 2005, Unusual Marriage, Rutland Herald January 14, 2005, Legal clinic works, Burlington Free Press CommentaryMarch 31, 2004, Waste notCommentary, Rutland Herald Nov. 25, 2003, Showing Backbone, Rutland Herald editorial Nov. 5, 2003, Misreading Law He Helped Write, Rutland HeraldOctober 29, 2003, Wasting VermontRutland Herald October 3, 2003, Douglas helps bulldoze citizens, Rutland Herald9/21/03: Ruling Could Effect Health of Vermonters, Rutland Herald3/7/03: OMYA decree makes farce of due process - Ottawa Citizen MORE COMMENTARIES |
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