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As a child growing up in Torrington in the 1960s, Elinor Carbone’s mother would warn her not to play in the Naugatuck River because of the waste pumped into it by area factories.
“And she would know when we were in the river, because our white sneakers would come back orange or purple or whatever shade of contaminant was being dumped,” Carbone recalled.
As a child growing up in Torrington in the 1960s, Elinor Carbone’s mother would warn her not to play in the Naugatuck River because of the waste pumped into it by area factories.
“And she would know when we were in the river, because our white sneakers would come back orange or purple or whatever shade of contaminant was being dumped,” Carbone recalled.