[CPEO-BIF] "NC lawmakers calling for change following well contamination" in Wake Forest

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

NBC-17 Investigates: NC lawmakers calling for change following well  
contamination

By Charlotte Huffman
NBC 17-TV News (NC)
November 9, 2012

State lawmakers are calling for change following an NBC-17  
investigation into toxic water in Wake Forest.

NBC-17's investigation "Poison In The Water" revealed the North  
Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources knew about  
contaminated water in Wake Forest but failed to warn nearby residents.

Rep. Pat McElraft, co-chair of the Environment Committee, tells  
NBC-17 she is "appalled" that DENR did not alert her to the problem  
or the families who were drinking water contaminated with TCE, a  
toxic chemical known to cause cancer.

DENR told NBC-17 last month the department did not have the staff or  
funding to alert neighbors who could potentially be in harms way.


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For the entire article, see
http://www2.nbc17.com/news/2012/nov/09/2/nc-lawmakers-calling-change- 
following-nbc-17s-inve-ar-2768401/

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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
Fax: 650/961-8918
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