[CPEO-BIF] Health concerns near Water Gremlin site, White Bear Township, Minnesota

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

A Community Shares Concerns Over Cancer Cases

By Jennifer Mayerle
WCCO CBS TV News (Twin Cities, MN)
May 14, 2019 at 10:09 pm


MINNEAPOLIS  — A Twin Cities manufacturer shocked its neighbors when it made an alarming admission: A cancer-causing chemical had been leaking for years.
Leaders asked, “How did this happen?” And we asked, “How are the people?” Our answers have a troubling theme.

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The common denominator for Kerri, Jodi and Steve, Page and Denny, and Dave: They all live or lived near Water Gremlin in White Bear Township.

The company that makes fishing sinkers and battery terminal posts emitted significantly more of a cancer-causing chemical TCE than allowed by its permit. Water Gremlin will pay $7 million in fines and corrective action as part of a settlement with the state.

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The company was expected to self-report the levels of TCE being emitted to the state. Instead, they underreported and admitted to exposing the community to levels above health benchmarks for more than 15 years. A Minnesota Pollution Control Agency map shows their specific area of concern. The agency reports, at times the levels were seven times what was allowed.

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For the entire story, see
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2019/05/14/a-communitys-concern-over-cancer/

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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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