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United States: Groups Appeal to Courts to Stop Chemical Incineration Environmental and public interest groups asked a U.S. court yesterday to block the incineration of chemical weapons at the Anniston weapons disposal facility in Alabama (see GSN, Aug. 1). The U.S. Army is set to begin destroying sarin-filled rockets tomorrow. The coalition asked for an injunction from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Reuters reported. “It is no secret that this community is grossly unprepared for an incident with these weapons of mass destruction,” said Craig Williams, director of the Chemical Weapons Working Group, part of the coalition seeking the injunction. “We are confident that when presented with the facts, a judge will come to that same conclusion,” he added (Verna Gates, Reuters/Planet Ark, Aug. 5). To address local concerns about the impending incineration, county officials are distributing gas masks, portable air filters, plastic sheets and duct tape to the 35,000 residents who live closest to the depot. “I’m nervous,” said Haley Joiner, an area hairstylist. “People make mistakes. What if they drop something? Then what? We’re dead,” she added (Ken Ellingwood, Los Angeles Times, Aug. 5).
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