Friday, October 2, 2009

New Bedford Residents Concerned About Contamination Cleanup

October 1, 2009 - Speaking before state and federal environmental officials, residents unloaded their fears, frustrations and concerns over the city's cleanup of PCB contamination in the Keith Middle School neighborhood during a public listening session Wednesday night in the school's auditorium.

A gap of mistrust has been growing between residents and the city, state and federal environmental officials overseeing the cleanup of toxic material linked to a former city burn dump that received industrial waste containing PCBs and heavy metals.

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