[CPEO-BIF] "TCE still vexing for Como" neighborhood, Minneapolis, Minnesota

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

TCE still vexing for Como
The neighborhood is pushing for more testing and cleanup in vapor- 
affected homes.

By Meara Cummings
Minnesota Daily
March 12, 2014

The Southeast Como Improvement Association is not satisfied with how  
General Mills and local agencies have addressed the  
trichloroethylene, or TCE, vapor issue in the neighborhood.

Members announced SECIA’s official position that current TCE cleanup  
and long-term solutions aren’t sufficient for residents at a press  
conference Tuesday.

General Mills dumped TCE vapors on its former Hennepin Avenue  
property for 15 years in the mid-1900s as a byproduct of its chemical  
research.

SECIA President Wendy Menken said the Como neighborhood has yet to  
have face-to-face conversations with General Mills on the issue and  
foresees a need for increased communication and cooperation in the  
future.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.mndaily.com/news/metro-state/2014/03/11/tce-still-vexing-como

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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>
http://www.cpeo.org

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