[CPEO-BIF] NY renters protection may take years

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Lawmakers hope to help renters in spill zone
But new laws on Endicott's TCE problem could take years

BY TOM WILBER
Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin (NY)
November 2, 2005

ENDICOTT -- Renters being exposed to environmental hazards may get some 
help from state lawmakers, but it could take years before that help is 
available.

In the meantime, elected officials said they would try to find practical 
and more immediate answers for Endicott renters unknowingly exposed to 
chemical vapors from an industrial waste site.

"It's clear we are going to have to introduce some legislation for 
disclosure protection for renters," said Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, 
D-Endwell. "These people needed to make an informed decision, and they 
were not able to do that."

Lupardo was responding to a report in Sunday's Press & Sun-Bulletin that 
showed that systems had not been installed on about 50 properties south 
of the former IBM factory on North Street to protect people from 
chemical vapors rising from the ground. The properties include 
apartments that house low-income families, the mentally ill, the 
elderly, children and expectant mothers.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.pressconnects.com/today/topstories/stories/to110205s200507.shtml

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org

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