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Article: Vermont Residents Vote against Superfund Status for Asbestos Mine
Written by: Mark Hall
Residents of the 2 towns surrounding the old Asbestos mining site have decided against turning the site into a superfund site. The town’s residents were opposed to the idea of having the EPA come in to carry out a cleaning of the mine and its surrounding areas. The vote was carried out by town hall meetings in both towns. The vast majority of voters said no and expressed concern that designating the site as a superfund site could potentially cause more harm than good. The town residents did not feel comfortable with the EPA coming in and having free reign to do with the site as they pleased. Many though the clean-up of the site would be a large inconvenience. A specific concern was traffic problems being created. Not all members of the towns are convinced of the dangerous health effects that asbestos is said to be responsible for.
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