[CPEO-BIF] Unforeseen Risk in Mountain View

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Mountain View (California) Voice
Friday, May 9, 2003 

Special Report: Unforeseen Risk

Last fall, Mountain View found itself in the national spotlight after
officials at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced
that trichloroethene (TCE) -- a pollutant common in the city's ground
water -- is 65 times more dangerous than previously thought. 

Ten years ago, when cleanup systems were put in place to remove the
chemical, no one imagined it would present itself as a bigger problem
ten years down the road. 

In a two-part special report, the Voice explores the legacy of local
Superfund cleanups. This week, part one profiles a community built over
contaminated ground where TCE is moving into homes. Next week, part two
will look at how polluters trying to keep TCE out of the air get rid of
the toxin.

For the main article, see
http://www.mv-voice.com/thisweek/2003_05_09.gteone.html
Check the table of contents for sidebars.

For the editorial, "Next Step: Build Toxin-proof Homes" see
http://www.mv-voice.com/thisweek/2003_05_09.edit.html

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