[CPEO-BIF] "Industrial Residue From Receding Sandy Flood Waters Raise Concerns for Residents, " Brooklyn, NY

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Industrial Residue From Receding Sandy Flood Waters Raise Concerns  
for Residents

PBS Newshour
December 10, 2012


SUMMARY
New York's waterways, like the Gowanus Canal, are home to major  
industry and major pollution. For homes and businesses near the  
coast, flooding from Hurricane Sandy left greasy residue and worries  
about long term risks and effects. Special correspondent Rick Karr  
reports on how officials are testing to check for safety concerns.


Transcript
JUDY WOODRUFF: Now we turn to our ongoing coverage of the aftermath  
of Hurricane Sandy.

Tonight, special correspondent Rick Karr looks at environmental  
concerns in New York City. Many residents in Brooklyn want to know  
more about the risks of chemicals that may have spread when the storm  
surge hit.

RICK KARR: The area around Brooklyn's GowanusCanal could be New York  
City's answer to Amsterdam. At least, that's what some real estate  
developers are betting. The canal's neighbor to the north, Newtown  
Creek, can offer up its own beautiful vistas, but both waterways are  
also surrounded by heavy industry, as they have been for more than a  
hundred years.

And so they're among the most polluted in the country, so bad that  
the Environmental Protection Agency has designated both as superfund  
cleanup sites.

...

For the entire story, see
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/weather/july-dec12/sandy_12-10.html

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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>
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