[CPEO-BIF] "As 'Gates Plant' redevelopment moves forward, questions raised about contamination, " Denver, Colorado

[Lenny Siegel]

As ‘Gates Plant' redevelopment moves forward, questions raised about contamination
TCE plume still being remediated


by Lance Hernandez
Denver Channel (CO) 
June 8, 2018

DENVER -- There is growing excitement over the recently announced plans to redevelop the old Gates Rubber Company site.

But the announcement has also drawn reaction from residents concerned about contamination.

One viewer called Denver7 saying he "wouldn't walk his dog on the site," likening it to Rocky Flats.

That's a bit of a stretch — the contamination at Rocky Flats was radioactive.

At the Gates site, it's TCE, Trichloroethylene, a cleaning agent used in manufacturing.

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For the entire story, see
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/360/as-gates-plant-redevelopment-moves-forward-questions-raised-about-contamination

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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<lsiegel at cpeo.org>
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