| From: | Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org> |
| Date: | Sun, 23 Jun 2024 14:41:35 -0700 (PDT) |
| Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
| Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] Sites near Gowanus Canal (Brooklyn, NY) test positive for toxic vapors |
Church that hosted Al Capone’s wedding, 20 other sites by Gowanus Canal test positive for dangerously unsafe air By Rich Calder New York Post June 22, 2024 A famous church that once hosted Al Capone’s wedding, along with 20 other sites near Brooklyn’s toxic Gowanus Canal, are in need of one hell of a clean-up after testing positive for dangerously unsafe air, The Post has learned. The state Department of Environmental Conservation in late April uncovered cancer-causing vapors seeping from polluted soil into the basement and rectory of St. Mary Star of the Sea Church in Carroll Gardens. “This is coming from God knows where,” sighed the church’s pastor, Monsignor Guy Massie. “We’re doing the best we can right now, but this has been a big shock.” … For the entire article, see https://nypost.com/2024/06/22/us-news/famed-brooklyn-church-20-other-sites-by-gowanus-canal-test-toxic-by-state/ — 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 Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org) _______________________________________________ Brownfields mailing list Brownfields@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/brownfields-cpeo.org | |
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