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Thursday, November 17, 2005
Environment - Pollution by airports; state official says gas station too expensive to clean up
Airport. James Bruggers of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today in a story headlined "Study indicates airport is major source of toxic chemical" that:
If Louisville International Airport were an industrial facility, it would be one of the top two or three sources of a toxic chemical deemed to be among the most dangerous in the region's air.Gas station. "Environmental snags may block development of Dyer corner: Official says INDOT warns cleanup may be too costly" is the headline to this story by Mary Wilds today in the Munster (NW Indiana) Times. Some quotes:That chemical is 1,3-butadiene, which was singled out in a 2003 monitoring study as the main toxic threat to public health in Louisville's air because it can cause cancer and other illnesses.
DYER | The southwest corner of U.S. 30 and Hart Street remains vacant, and environmental conditions are likely to keep it that way for quite some time, Redevelopment Commissioner Jethroe Smith said.Really!Town officials have long eyed the entire intersection as a future attractive gateway to Dyer, but the corner remains a stumbling block because it is the site of a former Clark gas station.
Although the gas station is long gone, the site needs underground environmental cleanup before any kind of redevelopment goes forward, Smith said.
The Indiana Department of Transportation currently owns the small parcel. Smith discussed the matter with INDOT officials who said the cleanup was too expensive and discouraged Dyer from attempting to acquire and clean the site because of the expense, he said.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on November 17, 2005 08:31 AM
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