From: | Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:33:25 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] Harlem: Learning about Vapor Exposures the Hard Way and Doing Something about It |
Harlem: Learning about Vapor Exposures the Hard Way and Doing
Something about It
In the Spring of 2012 tenants of the 2350 Fifth Ave. State Superfund site in Harlem, New York City, discovered that they had been exposed to unacceptable levels of volatile organic compounds in the building, and that remediation was underway in their workplaces without their knowledge. They organized, bringing press coverage and an August 17, 2012 Forum sponsored by State Sen. Bill Perkins. As a result, Sen. Perkins has proposed legislation to expand notification and disclosure requirements and state agencies have agreed to expand their investigation both in the building and in nearby apartment complexes. For the entire 5-page, 2 MB report, see http://www.cpeo.org/pubs/ 2350FifthExposures.pdf -- 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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