"EPA: Decision Nears on Bid To Destroy M6 at Camp Minden"

"The Environmental Protection Agency has begun testing air and soil at Camp Minden [Louisiana] in the area where 7,500 tons of deteriorating and potentially explosive artillery propellant will be destroyed.

The agency is doing the testing so it can record normal levels of pollution to compare with levels during the destruction.

There's no word yet on whether the agency will OK a contract proposed by the Louisiana National Guard, or which of 10 bidders is involved. However, a decision is close, spokesman David Gray said in a statement."

Janet Mcconnaughey reports for the Associated Press May 7, 2015.