PRESS ARTICLES

 

East Bay Newspapers 11/13/2003 Standing Their Ground

 
  11/13/2003 Test Spin Sounds Suspect

 
  12/29/2003 Tiverton sewer issue delayed; digging moratorium remains intact

 
  12/31/2003 2003 in Tiverton

 
  02/26/2004 Arsenic-laden soil to be removed from Tiverton

 
  03/05/2004 Two Contaminated Sites Cleaned Up

 
TurnTo10.COM

 

 11/11/2003 Residents Worry Homes are Built on Contaminated Land
Herald News

 

 11/12/2003 Bay St. new Love Canal?
  11/12/2003 Bay Street Residents living in Limbo

 
  11/25/2003 Homeowners seek tax relief

 
  01/29/2004 Toxic Soil Report Not Up To Snuff

 
  02/24/2004 Hearing Set for Excavation Area

 
  03/01/2004 Contaminated Soil to be Removed

 
  04/12/2004 ENACT: Don't Move Lines Yet

 
  11/22/2004 Mercury mop-up to cost $450K

 
  02/11/2005 More Soil Suits Filed

 
  02/17/2005 Contamination Tests Loom

 
  04/13/2005 DEM: Nearly all of Bay St. area tainted

 
  06/17/2005 Lawsuit Filed

 
WPRI.COM

 

   Residents of polluted neighborhood get advocate's help

 

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Providence Journal

 

 11/10/2003 Town Council may consider reducing area of moratorium
  11/12/2003 Lepes Road to be tested for levels of toxins

 
  11/12/2003 Tainted soil unites families

 
  11/13/2003 Health Department advices caution while soil test results studied

 
  11/19/2003 Group backs neighbors' efforts on soil contamination

 
  11/20/2003 Bacteria found in North Tiverton stream

 
  11/21/2003 Lawyers round up plaintiffs for lawsuit

 
  11/26/2003 ENACT criticizes handling of abatements

 
  12/08/2003 New reports on tainted soil point to old businesses

 
  12/11/2003 Gas company linked to Cory's Lane contamination

 
  12/30/2003 ENACT wary about offer of consultant

 
  01/28/2004 State Finds Fault with Gas Company's Soil Testing

 
  01/29/2004 Gas Company reviewing soil-testing criticism

 
  02/16/2004 Family will allow DEM to inspect land

 
  02/24/2004 Council Votes to Move Border of Moratorium

 
  03/03/2004 It's a start, residents say

 
  04/13/2004 Council lifts moratorium on Lepes Rd.

 
  05/18/2004 Advocates enlist federal assistance to assess toxins

 
  06/13/2004 Imagine... your backyard is toxic

 
  06/15/2004 Contaminated community hoping there's strength in numbers

 
  06/16/2004 Lawmakers urge EPA to act on toxic soil

 
  06/18/2004 Lawmakers urge EPA to act on toxic soil

 
  07/15/2004 Council's response faulted in soil study

 
  07/21/2004 Gas Co. plans more tests of toxic soil

 
  07/27/2004 Advocates say latest soil testing plan falls short

 
  08/02/2004 Sewer problem adds to woes

 
  08/23/2004 State giving ENACT $10,000 to pay for technical assistance

 
  08/23/2004 Gas Company, DEM still differ on some soil testing points

 
  08/27/2004 Residents Welcome Testing

 
  10/04/2004 Carcieri meets with ENACT on tainted soil

 
  11/23/2004 Council Extends Excavation Moratorium by Six Months

 
  02/18/2005 Soil tests expand to include Fall River

 
  06/17/2005 Hazardous Waste in Tiverton

 
  10/5/2005 Gas Co. Offers 'Voodoo' Solution

 
  10/7/2005 Gas Company Challenges Civil Suit

 
  11/29/2005 DEM sets deadline for Bay St. cleanup plan

 
  12/2/2005 Lawyers Argue Over Motion to Dismiss Gas Company Suit

 
  12/15/2005 Gas Company says DEM violates its own rules

 
  12/16/2005 DEM Blasts Gas Company's "Inflammatory" Response