From: | CPEO Moderator <cpeo@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Tue, 23 May 2000 13:23:22 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] "Unwelcome Neighbors" Report Day 2 and Day 3 |
Unwelcome neighbors Day 2: How the poor bear the burdens of America's pollution A special report from the Times-Picayune Day 2 5/22/00 When dealing with community groups making environmental justice complaints, nothing seems to enrage Louisiana officials more than the involvement of so-called "outsiders." Usually that means Greenpeace, the international environmental group known for high-profile stunts such as chaining its rafts to whaling ships. It also means the presence of the group's environmental justice point man, Damu Smith. continued... http://www.nolalive.com/speced/unwelcome/index.ssf?/speced/unwelcome/day2.html Unwelcome neighbors Day 3: 5/23/00 They're convinced their health problems stem from factories across the street, dumps down the road, bad-tasting water. All too often, science proves them neither right nor wrong. In Mossville, some people have high levels of dioxin, while in Grand Bois, a number have high levels of lead. Studies show that, parish by parish, residents of the industrial corridor suffer no more maladies than anyone else, but identifying health trends on a community-wide level and linking problems to specific sources of pollution, stretches the limits of science. continued... http://www.nolalive.com/speced/unwelcome/index.ssf?/speced/unwelcome/day3.ht ml ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To read CPEO's archived Brownfields messages visit http://www.cpeo.org/lists/brownfields If this email has been forwarded to you and you'd like to subscribe, please send a message to cpeo-brownfields-subscribe@igc.topica.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics | |
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