[CPEO-BIF] "Sen. Donnelly calls for federal takeover of investigation" of TCE in Franklin, Indiana

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Sen. Donnelly calls for federal takeover of investigation and cleanup of toxins in Johnson County

 
by SANDRA CHAPMAN
WTHR TV-13 News (Indianapolis, IN)
November 18, 2018 

JOHNSON COUNTY - An Indiana Senator is pushing for a "federal takeover" of the cleanup investigation in Franklin following a 13 Investigates report.

The report uncovered documents from 2013 showing toxic chemicals migrated into a Franklin neighborhood and the state failing to act.

Senator Joe Donnelly wants the federal EPA to take over the entire investigation and remediation efforts in Johnson County, calling it a matter of safety.

Scientific evidence showing TCE, a known carcinogen migrating into a Franklin neighborhood went unaddressed for years, even though it was submitted in a 2013 report to the City of Franklin and IDEM by an environmental contractor hired by the city.

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For the entire story, see
https://www.wthr.com/article/sen-donnelly-calls-federal-takeover-investigation-and-cleanup-toxins-johnson-county

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org

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