[CPEO-BIF] Connecticut "good guy" provision

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

New measures to tackle old pollutants

ROB VARNON
Connecticut Post
November 11, 2006

Decades ago, Hawie Manufacturing Co.'s nine buildings would have been 
full of workers turning out metal garter and suspender clips. But today, 
global competition has cut deeply into Hawie's business, and only a 
handful of workers operate the kick presses in one building on River Road.

The company can't even tear down the unused buildings and lease the 
space to other businesses, because there is asbestos in the walls and 
cyanide under the floor.

...

But, he may be about to catch a break. A new Connecticut law will give 
manufacturers like Hawie access to state-funded programs for brownfield 
remediation.

Under Public Act 06-184, manufacturers who can prove they followed the 
best practices of the day for disposal of contaminates - and had no 
criminal intent when dumping - are eligible for state aid.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.connpost.com/ci_4643047

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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
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org


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