[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: Chanute Air Force Base (IL) asbestos

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Asbestos-laden pipes will be removed from former military base

By Tim Mitchell
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette (IL)
November 21, 2008


RANTOUL - Approximately 6,000 feet of asbestos-laden steam pipes will 
soon be removed from the former Chanute Air Force Base.

Removal of the steam pipes has long been a bone of contention between 
the Air Force and the village for more than a decade, with both sides 
arguing that the other side was responsible for them.

"Because the property is under lease to the village of Rantoul, there 
has been some discussion concerning responsibility for the piping," Paul 
Carroll said. "But the Air Force decided to proceed with the removal and 
cleanup to protect against potential exposure and human health concerns."

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For the entire article, see
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2008/11/21/asbestos-laden_pipes_will_be_removed_from_former_military_base

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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