| From: | Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com> |
| Date: | Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:41:21 -0700 (PDT) |
| Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
| Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] Bethlehem Steel, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
Famed Steel Plant Undergoing Radical Transformation By Susan Logue Voice of America September 16, 2008Bethlehem Steel was once the second-largest steel company in the U.S. Economic troubles and foreign competition forced it to close its doors a decade ago. But now, as VOA's Susan Logue reports, the plant is undergoing a major transformation. ..."In the steel site, you have the largest brownfield in the United States," says Bethlehem mayor John Callahan. ...But Callahan says what was a liability is now becoming an asset. "We are rebuilding on that site and bringing thousands of family-sustaining jobs back to this community in a way that represents every possible use you can imagine." ... For the entire article, see http://www.voanews.com/english/AmericanLife/2008-09-15-voa50.cfm -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 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 _______________________________________________ Brownfields mailing list Brownfields@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/brownfields-cpeo.org | |
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