For more than a month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has said that the recent superstorm didn't cause significant problems at any of the 247 Superfund toxic waste sites it's monitoring in New York and New Jersey.
But in many cases, no actual tests of soil or water are being conducted, just visual inspections.
The EPA conducted a handful of tests right after the storm, but couldn't provide details or locations of any recent testing when asked last week. New Jersey officials point out that federally designated Superfund sites are EPA's responsibility.
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If they had tested, they would have found record and overwhelming amounts of waste-water spilled from hundreds of treatment plants that polluted the Chesapeake in record amounts. Whether an FOIA will ever produce anything at all, or any test results ever released, the farmers, unfortunately will always be blamed. Government cannot survive on government money, they need to fine the private sector to stay in business.
ReplyDeleteWell, everybody knows how intricate those visual inspections are. WHAT a waste of time!
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