Video documents local coal combustion waste hazards
There's a new video documenting the hazards of coal combustion waste in the Hometown area. It's by Davin Hutchins of the American News Project and Suemedha Sood, who reported on this issue for The Washington Independent. The video features people and places I've written about before on this blog, including Betty Kester, Dante Picciano, Dr. Paul Roda, the Northeastern Power Co. waste-coal-fired power plant, and the Still Creek Reservoir.
The seven-minute video necessarily simplifies a complicated story. For example, it focuses solely on coal combustion waste, neglecting to mention that NEPCO is built next to a former toxic waste dump-turned-Superfund site that also probably impacted local health. Nor does it address the issue of air pollution from NEPCO and the many other waste-coal-fired plants (and other industrial facilities) in Schuylkill County. Nevertheless, it provides a valuable glimpse into a very serious problem impacting the area.
To watch the video, click here.
The seven-minute video necessarily simplifies a complicated story. For example, it focuses solely on coal combustion waste, neglecting to mention that NEPCO is built next to a former toxic waste dump-turned-Superfund site that also probably impacted local health. Nor does it address the issue of air pollution from NEPCO and the many other waste-coal-fired plants (and other industrial facilities) in Schuylkill County. Nevertheless, it provides a valuable glimpse into a very serious problem impacting the area.
To watch the video, click here.
Labels: coal combustion waste, Northeastern Power Co., polycythemia vera, public health, Still Creek Reservoir, Suez Energy, waste coal burning
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