We just received a call from the Times Standard saying that the mill will be closing permanently. We just checked the Freshwater Pulp Website; it's official! Please continue to comment on our blog. There are many unanswered questions. Who is going to clean up the mill site? How was this environmental disaster allowed to go on so long with so little scrutiny? Why did environmental organizations and public officials all stand in line to support the reopening of this old mill despite its environmental record?
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Xandra Manns (Grube)
10/20/2009 05:48:47 am
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10/20/2009 11:09:33 am
Yeah: those are some very good questions. And where was the local media in all of this? Talk about asleep at the wheel! Or not asleep but looking the other way perhaps .....? I've got a friend who's a reporter in Mendocino who isnt asleeep and is going to be very interested in this one.
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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
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