With now nine Pittsfield-related PCB lawsuits filed against Monsanto and GE, we asked a lawyer who is famous for going bankrupt fighting industrial pollution how he thinks it will play
Amid technical issues with the new voting technology involving “clickers,” the first open town meeting since the 1960s was a scene of rambunctious debate by voters who were happy to
waste management operates safely. however, we discovered past epa violations, including failure to perform monthly monitoring for fluids at its pcb landfill. ingrid is an attorney with the center on race, poverty and the environment. if there is potential that these birth defects are caused by environmental contaminants then we shouldn t be introducing any new contaminants. there shouldn t be an expansion of the dump. reporter: waste management paid $3 million in taxes to the county. it s essential that the county knows what is causing the birth defects before the hazardous waste dump can be expanded. it appears this is a case about the money. reporter: so now residents and activists filed a lawsuit against kings county. for any discussion of an item
california. it actually identifies communities that are least likely to resist a waste site in their area and some key characteristics, low income and catholic. those describe farmworker latino communities to a tee. reporter: in a statement to cnn, waste management says the facility operates safely and is fully protective of human health. in addition, four government entities have concluded that waste management operates safely. however, we discovered past epa violations including failure to perform monthly monitoring for fluids at its pcb landfill. ingrid brastrom is an attorney on waste, poverty and the environment. if there s any potential that these birth defects are caused by environmental contaminants then we shouldn t be introducing
those describe farm worker latino communities to a t. reporter: in a statement to cnn, waste management says its facility operates safely and is fully protective of human health. in addition, four government entities have concluded that waste management operates safely. however, we discovered past epa violations, including failure to perform monthly monitoring for fluids at its pcb landfill. ingrid bostrom is an attorney with the center for race, poverty and environment. if there is any potential that these birth defects are caused by environmental contaminants, then we shouldn t be introducing any new contaminants there should not be an expansion of the existing hazardous waste dump. reporter: waste management has paid $3 million in taxes to the county. it s essential that the county knows what is causing these birth defects before the