2007 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>
Date: 20 Sep 2007 20:55:58 -0000
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] NL Industries, Colonie, NY
 
$190M turns toxic site into field
Army Corps of Engineers says removal of tainted soil from NL Industries plant is complete

By JORDAN CARLEO-EVANGELIST
Albany Times-Union
September 20, 2007

COLONIE -- After more than two decades and $190 million, the federal government says its cleanup of soil tainted with uranium and lead at the former NL Industries munitions plant on Central Avenue is complete.

This month, the last trainload of contaminated dirt was hauled out, ending major work in the colossal cleanup that began in 1984, when state regulators shuttered the facility for spewing radioactive metal dust.

"It's big," said James Moore, who oversaw the project for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. "This is the point where everyone wants to be. We're crossing the finish on a really big milestone."

The end comes as scientists continue to probe what, if any, measurable effects the pollution had on nearby neighborhoods. A number of current and former residents and people who worked at the plant blame the contamination for illnesses that afflicted them and their families.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=623412&category=REGION&newsdate=9/20/2007

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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