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Contact Information: Heather McMurray El Paso Get the Lead Out Sunland Park Grassroots Environmental Group [email protected] (915) 539-3388 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 09-October-2006 8:00 A.M. MDT
Asarco Texas Smelter Secretly Burned Toxic Waste for nearly a Decade EPA-Federal Department of Justice (D.O.J.) papers documenting the illegal burning were sealed from news reporters, and public -- until now. EL PASO, TX – El Paso Get the Lead Out and Sunland Park Grassroots Environmental Group will release formerly confidential EPA-Federal Department of Justice (D.O.J.) documents at 5:30 MDT, 11-October-2006 in a National Press Conference. The group will meet across from the El Paso Asarco smelter, on the accessroad paralleling Paisano (near old Smelter Town and the IBWC American Dam Offices). “SHAM RECYCLING” • •
Asarco illegally burned hazardous waste sent from Corpus Christi Asarco used their new Con-Top furnaces for this “Sham Recycling” calling it “Energy Recovery”
A smoking-gun EPA internal memo shows how top environmental officials were worried that metals-testing might uncover what had happened in El Paso, TX and at AsarcoEncycle in Corpus Christi. The El Paso GTLO, Concerned Citizens of Sunland Park and concerned groups want the Asarco Contamination exposed, the responsible officials to “step-down”, and correct clean-up to begin. ###
Asarco Texas Smelter Secretly Burned Toxic Waste for nearly a Decade EPA-Federal Department of Justice (D.O.J.) papers documenting the illegal burning were sealed from news reporters, and public -- until now. EL PASO, TX – El Paso Get the Lead Out and Sunland Park Grassroots Environmental Group will release formerly confidential EPA-Federal Department of Justice (D.O.J.) documents at 5:30 MDT, 11-October-2006 in a National Press Conference. The group will meet across from the El Paso Asarco smelter, on the accessroad paralleling Paisano (near old Smelter Town and the IBWC American Dam Offices). “SHAM RECYCLING” • •
Asarco illegally burned hazardous waste sent from Corpus Christi Asarco used their new Con-Top furnaces for this “Sham Recycling” calling it “Energy Recovery”
A smoking-gun EPA internal memo shows how top environmental officials were worried that metals-testing might uncover what had happened in El Paso, TX and at AsarcoEncycle in Corpus Christi. The El Paso GTLO, Concerned Citizens of Sunland Park and concerned groups want the Asarco Contamination exposed, the responsible officials to “step-down”, and correct clean-up to begin. ###
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