Tuesday, April 1, 2008

South Carolina State Regulators to investigate pollution concerns near north Columbia neighborhood

March 26, 2008 - State regulators will investigate questions about water and air pollution near a north Columbia neighborhood that backs up to an industrial area off I-20.

Residents of the Northwood Hills community say they’ve been trying for two years to get answers from the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control, the city of Columbia and Richland County.

“When I’m outside working, it burns,’’ said Ulysses Green, a resident of Staffordshire Road, referring to air pollution he believes comes from nearby.

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