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Top environmental activists and Rhode Island legislators are voicing frustration with the lack of enforcement by state officials for the lack of prosecution of existing environmental violations and the lack of monitoring of the Rhode Island Recycled Metal
What is the condition of the waterfront “unregulated” Rhode Island Metals Recycling facility? An ongoing GoLocal investigation has unveiled the lack of environmental enforcement and provides a look at the property from the land, sea, and now, the air.
The old “swing” railroad bridge in the Seekonk River has been removed by the Army Corps of Engineers. Where did it get taken for disposal, but to none other than the Rhode Island Recycled Metals (RIRM) facility on Allens Avenue in Providence.
Recent testing showed this pocket of nature enveloped by a busy commercial and industrial district has high concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.