After Decades of Arsenic Seeping Into Putnam Drinking Water & Soil, Schumer Calls on EPA to Put Kent Mine on National Priorities Clean-Up List ASAP
October 08, 2019
October 08, 2019
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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- Senator Demands EPA Clean Up the Mess Asap & Finally Restore Public Health and Peace of Mind in Putnam
- For +30 Years, Abandoned Mine In Kent Has Seeped Arsenic Into Wells, Poisoning Drinking Water, Soil & Endangering Public Health; Samples Surrounding Wells Contain Arsenic Levels As High As 1,600x EPA Guidance
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- Senator Demands EPA Clean Up the Mess Asap & Finally Restore Public Health and Peace of Mind in Putnam
- For +30 Years, Abandoned Mine In Kent Has Seeped Arsenic Into Wells, Poisoning Drinking Water, Soil & Endangering Public Health; Samples Surrounding Wells Contain Arsenic Levels As High As 1,600x EPA Guidance
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Stand . . .