Superfund
and Brownfield Sites
in St. Lawrence County
Is there
toxic waste in your backyard? A recent study by the New York Public
Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) shows one in four New Yorkers live
within a mile of a toxic waste site.
The
North Country alone has more than 50 Superfund sites. And the state
fund used to clean them up is now bankrupt. Jody Tosti presents
a visual tour of some of the region’s most polluted land and
water.
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the Slideshow (Real 9:08)
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(06/07/02) A new report from the New York Public Interest Research Group shows nearly 1 in 4 state residents live within a mile of a Superfund or toxic waste site. With the state's Superfund program still $50-million in debt, environmental groups continue to lobby hard for action. Jody Tosti spoke with Mike Livermore of NYPIRG.
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(02/28/02) There were arguments over environmental proposals to refinance the state superfund at a budget hearing yesterday. The Superfund runs out of money in just over a month at the end of the fiscal year, March 31. Karen Dewitt reports.
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(05/15/01) Environmental groups and people who live near toxic dump sites are asking Governor Pataki and the legislature to refinance the state's bankrupt superfund. Karen DeWitt reports.
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(01/04/02) From the St. Lawrence to the Hudson Rivers and on land in between, the North Country has a number of PCB contaminated waste sites. Scientists have long believed that the greatest human risk these areas pose is when people eat PCB contaminated fish. A new study challenges that assumption. David Sommerstein reports.
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(06/28/01) Families near the Sealand toxic waste site in the St. Lawrence County town of Lisbon have reached a settlement with some of the world's largest corporations. David Sommerstein reports.
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