[CPEO-BIF] "Endicott [New York] man facing violations for posting IBM pollution signs"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Endicott man facing violations for posting IBM pollution signs

By Chloe Vincente
WBNG TV-12 News (Binghamton, NY)
August 21, 2019

ENDICOTT - If you were born and raised in Broome County, chances are you know about the dangerous chemicals left behind by IBM in Endicott. While cleanup there is still underway, one man is standing up for those who don’t know.

When you drive down North Street in Endicott, you can’t miss Mark Bacon’s signs posted on the side of his building.

They read, “IBM Cancerous Chemical Spill Area.” He said he put up these signs on his building to warn people about the chemicals under the ground. A warning — he never got.

“The spill was 21-years old when I bought the building. Everybody knew except for me because I lived in New Jersey,” said Bacon.

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For the entire story, see
https://wbng.com/news/featured-reports/2019/08/21/endicott-man-facing-violations-for-posting-ibm-pollution-signs/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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