[CPEO-BIF] Newport, Rhode Island residents concerned about hotel proposal

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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.


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For the entire article, see
https://www.ecori.org/pollution-contamination/2020/7/17/toxics-buried-under-waites-wharf-worry-newporters

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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
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