[CPEO-BIF] Republican Congresswoman and NY TCE site

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Return Kelly to House seat

Poughkeepsie Journal (NY)
Editorial
October 27, 2004

When U.S. Rep. Sue Kelly heard about a Hopewell Junction neighborhood 
with contaminated air and water, she fought hard and effectively to get 
it declared a federal Superfund site. For this kind of dedicated service 
to her constituents, they should return her to Congress.

Chemicals allegedly dumped by a local business in the mid-1970s are 
apparently behind the trichloroethylene, or TCE, pollution. Now, some 37 
water wells and the air in 17 homes are being filtered under the 
supervision of the Environmental Protection Agency.

And in large measure, thanks to Kelly's efforts, federal Superfund money 
should soon be allocated for remediating the pollution and providing a 
permanent public water source.

…

For the entire editorial
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/today/opinion/stories/op102704s1.shtml

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org


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