From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Tue, 21 Jul 2020 12:43:39 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] Newport, Rhode Island residents concerned about hotel proposal |
Toxics Buried Under Waites Wharf Worry Newporters Proposal to build waterfront hotel could unleash arsenic, lead, and a known carcinogen By GRACE KELLY ecoRI News (RI) July 17, 2020 NEWPORT, R.I. - Tucked behind the bustle of Thames Street, Waites Wharf awaits an uncertain future. The dusty lot - currently home to a parking area, marina, restaurants, and some other buildings - is the subject of concern for a group of local residents who are afraid the possible development of a 150-room waterfront hotel on its polluted land could mean the release of toxic substances. Throughout its history, the wharf was the location of oil tanks and warehouses owned by the Standard Oil Co., blacksmiths, auto-repair shops, and painting and welding companies. The wharf was later extended using coal ash from Newport Gas. … For the entire article, see https://www.ecori.org/pollution-contamination/2020/7/17/toxics-buried-under-waites-wharf-worry-newporters -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director Center for Public Environmental Oversight A project of the Pacific Studies Center LSiegel@cpeo.org P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042 Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918 http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Brownfields mailing list Brownfields@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/brownfields-cpeo.org | |
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