[CPEO-BIF] Wright Townshhip (PA) ethanol plant

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Ethanol plant plan greeted by questions

ROBERT KALINOWSKI
Wilkes Barre Citizen's Voice (PA)
November 19, 2006

WRIGHT TWP. - Already affected by an industrial neighbor they believe 
contaminated their water supply, many residents along Church Road didn't 
seem thrilled about the possibility of a new ethanol plant opening nearby.

The benefits of what an ethanol production facility does - transforms 
crops, like corn, into clean-burning fuels - are often touted. But 
residents fear what it might leave behind, especially considering its 
proposed location at the former Foster Wheeler plant site.

Residents here speculate the plant was responsible for trichloroethylene 
(TCE) entering the water supply of up to 30 homes. TCE is a chemical 
used as a de-greaser and cleaning solvent and has been linked to cancer 
as well as kidney, liver and nerve damage. A class action lawsuit has 
been filed, causing most residents to refrain Saturday from commenting 
publicly on the new plant.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17487258&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=455154&rfi=6
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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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