[CPEO-BIF] Indianapolis, Indiana

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

City officials start to tackle hundreds of contaminated properties  
in need of a clean-up

Ann Keil
Fox 59 TV News
September 4, 2012

Indianapolis city officials say there are hundreds of sites across  
the city that have been contaminated and require a cleanup. They  
are called brownfields, and in some cases, they may or will pose a  
threat to the environment and or human health.



One of those sites is the former Central State Hospital that  
includes nearly two dozen buildings on a large piece of property.



"It can be dangerous, especially late in the evening," said Crystal  
Hill, who is involved in a kids football league that practices on  
that property.

Hill said the city has allowed them to use the land while  
demolition and redevelopment occurs.


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For the entire story, see
http://www.fox59.com/news/wxin-city-officials-start-to-tackle-hundreds-of-contaminated-properties-in-need-of-a-cleanup-20120904,0,3826125.column

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
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