[CPEO-MEF] Not in our backyard

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California
MOUNTAIN VIEW VOICE
Special report
More than ten years ago, a number of complex cleanup systems were
installed to treat Mountain View's polluted ground water. At the time,
it seemed to many that the city's problems with toxic contamination were
over.

But it has recently become clear that these toxins do not go away
easily; last fall, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
announced that Mountain View's most common contaminant is more than 65
times more dangerous than thought.

And over the past year, residents have become increasingly concerned
about cleanup systems that pump pollutants out of the ground and into
the air. Successful citizen action succeeded in shutting these systems
down.

Last week's story, the first in this two-part series, examined a site
where a carcinogen is entering homes. This week's story focuses on where
toxins go when residents lobby to keep them out of the air.

To view this story go to http://www.mv-voice.com/home.html and scroll
down to the section labeled, "Special Report".
OR
-For the intro, go to
http://www.mv-voice.com/thisweek/2003_05_16.intro.html
-For the article, go to
http://www.mv-voice.com/thisweek/2003_05_16.westates.html
-For the list of other contaminating substances, go to
http://www.mv-voice.com/thisweek/2003_05_16.wsidea.html
-For the section on Westates Carbon, go to
http://www.mv-voice.com/thisweek/2003_05_16.wsideb.html

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