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“The burden of this enormous cost should be borne by the companies who made, marketed, and sold these products at great profit, while hiding their true dangers,” said Attorney General Peter F. Neronha.
The DEM said improvements to wastewater treatment and combined sewage overflow capture have been successful enough for the site to meet FDA safety standards.
The lawsuit, focused on drinking-water contamination, follows North Kingstown's filing of a similar action in federal court in South Carolina.
Next week, Rhode Island Superior Court Judge Brian Stern will hold a hearing on the “unregulated” Rhode Island Recycled Metals (RIRM) to hear a motion, that if approved, will start an environmental investigation.
Rhode Island’s decision last week to adopt a California-led push to phase out the sale of new gas-powered passenger vehicles is the latest in an effort that will see more states follow closely behind the push to transition to electric vehicles.