Houston Texas Asarco Thorium contaminated site

"September 13, 2006 George FitzGerald, P.G., Project Manager MC-221
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
PO Box 13087
Austin, TX 78711-3087

Ref: Your letters of June 22 and 23, 2006 re: Comments to ASARCO's
Characterization of Radioactive Materials and Comments to January 19,
2006 Groundwater Sampling Report, Federated Metals State Superfund Site,
Houston, Texas.....

.....The site is presently fenced and gates are locked to prevent intrusion.
The perimeter is placarded to alert potential trespassers to the
presence of contaminated materials.....
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Asarco trying to get out of environmental liabilities and leave the costs to you, the taxpayer

"This is only one part of the shenanigans surrounding this situation. The current owner of the dam, Asarco, is also trying to get out of paying for anything by pleading poverty, even though it is owned by a hugely wealthy Mexican multinational corporation. That's the M.O. in today's corporate culture: Pass the buck, and try to make taxpayers foot the bill. davidsirota :: When Polluters Don't Want to Pay..."