The U.S. Department of Commerce is considering a request for help in creating a reuse plan for the pulp mill site. "Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy act and the Nationall Historic Preservation Act,EDA is conducting an assessment of the potential of the proposed project to affect the environment and/or historic properties. The project is planning for infrastructure reuse and new business development on a former pulp mill ." Project information is available for review at 520 E Street , Eureka, CA"
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It was U.S. Mining that backed out of negotiation with the Harbour
District. Hopefully they heard the environmental concerns of the public. The Harbour District, however, was still interested. It concerns me that the Harbour district seems so desperate to find tenants that they are ready to allow another polluting industry to release toxic chemicals into our air and water. The contamination at the mill site has not been cleaned up. While corrosive liquids were removed from above ground tanks, the ground underneath the mill site is still full of carcinogenic toxins. There are still dioxin and PCBs in Humboldt Bay. (See the latest issue of the North Coast Journal p.4) We need to encourage businesses that will promote a cleaner healthier environment. |
AuthorWe live here in West Eureka have been victims of Evergreen Pulp's pollution. Now Freshwater Pulp wants to start it up again. We would like to know your thoughts and experiences with this. Now that Freshwater is not going to reopen, we are concerned about the massive quantity of contaminants that have been dumped on the site. These sites usually leak into adjacent areas and people live 750 yards from the point of maximum impact, the most polluted point, a Hot spot. We are also concerned that the Marina center site be properly cleaned up and will continue to discuss other local issues here. However, we will not let the mill issue rest until we actually see the smokestacks go down and the site is cleaned up. Archives
June 2019
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