[CPEO-BIF] Ithaca (NY) New York hearings on TCE

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

State admits Emerson slip-ups
Special Assembly hearing focuses on New York's handling of TCE contamination

JENNIE DALEY
Ithaca Journal (NY) 
April 22, 2005

ITHACA - State officials acknowledged Thursday that they need to "fix"
their handling of the contaminated former Morse Chain site and their
communications with affected residents. 

Speaking at a public hearing on the infiltration of toxic vapors into
indoor air, G. Anders Carlson, director of the Division of Environmental
Health Investigation for the state Department of Health, cited the need
for more effective dialogue with neighbors and a more aggressive
approach to pursuing remediation of the site. 

"I understand we need to do more to be responsive," Carlson said. "When
we're dealing with older sites it doesn't feel like we're coming in new
and that's why it slipped under the radar." 

The state started investigating possible toxins at the factory more than
two decades ago. It was not until last year that officials started to
address the potential scope of contamination from trichloroethene, or
TCE, a potentially carcinogenic solvent used by the former chain
manufacturer. 

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.theithacajournal.com/news/stories/20050422/localnews/2118290.html

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
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Fax: 650/961-8918
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