Environmental Justice

Environmental Justice on the Polluting Waterfront

By Russ Conway on May 16, 2012

Question: What do junkyards, hazardous waste processors, hospitals, and Environmental Justice areas have in common? Answer: They’re all located adjacent one another in Providence. Projo reports that the DEM has ordered waterfront junkyards, Sims Metal Management and Rhode Island Recycled Metals, to cease operations for “[failing] to obtain the necessary approval for their scrap metal [...]

Posted in Environment, Featured | Tagged DEM, Environmental Justice, EPA, Polluting Waterfront, Providence, PSC Environmental Services, Rhode Island Recycled Metals, Sims Metal Managment | Leave a response

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