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>> SENATOR DICK DURBIN WANTS

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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ELEVATED

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LEVELS OF MANGANESE ON THE

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SOUTHEAST SIDE.

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HE SENT LETTERS TO THE CDC AND

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SH BELL THAT STORES MANGANESE

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AND MATERIALS IN SOUTHEAST

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CHICAGO.

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HE IS URGING THE EPA TO RESTORE

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AIR QUALITY MONITORS AT

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CHICAGO'S PETROLEUM COKE STORAGE

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FACILITY AND ASKING THE CDC TO

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RESEARCH THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF

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MANGANESE DUST WRITING...

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DURBIN WANTS TO KNOW WHAT STEPS

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SH BELL IS TAKING TO PROTECT

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PUBLIC HEALTH.

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TWO SIDES HAVE BEEN LINKED TO

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MANGANESE DUST.

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SH BELL AND A FORMER KINDER

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MORGAN KINDER FACILITY.

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SEVERAL ADVOCACY GROUPS ARE

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CALLING FOR A BAN ON MANGANESE

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STORAGE FOR MORE WE TURN TO

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JESSICA SHARROW THOMPSON, SHE IS

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SH BELL'S LEGAL COUNSEL.

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Dr. JULIE MORITA COMMISSIONERS

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OF THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF

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PUBLIC HEALTH AND MELEAH

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GEERTSMAN, SENIOR ATTORNEY WITH

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THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE

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COUNCIL AND WE WANT TO HEAR WHAT

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YOU THINK.

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TWEET US YOUR THOUGHTS...

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>> AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING

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HERE.

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MELEAH GEERTSMAN WHAT ARE SOME

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OF THE HEALTH CONCERNS ABOUT

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MANGANESE?

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>> SURE.

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MANGANESE IS A KNOWN NEUROTOXIN.

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IT IS A ELEMENT THAT DOES EXIST

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INHALED BY HUMAN BEINGS, IT'S

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BEEN LINKED TO SYMPTOMS THAT ARE

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SAID TO BE LIKE PARKINSON'S

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DISEASE.

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>> AND JESSICA SHARROW THOMPSON,

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DO YOU AGREE THAT MANGANESE CAN

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POSE A DANGER OF THE KIND THAT

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MELEAH GEERTSMAN DESCRIBED?

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>> ONLY WHEN IT'S EXTREMELY AT

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VERY HIGH LEVELS.

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AND LUCKILY ALL AVAILABLE DATA

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IN THE SOUTHEAST CHICAGO AREA

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FROM THE MONITORS SHOWS THE

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LEVELS ARE BELOW ANY CONCERN.

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SO THERE IS NO RISK TO THE

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COMMUNITY.

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>> MELEAH GEERTSMAN DO YOU AGREE

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THAT THE CURRENT LEVELS ARE

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SAFE?

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>> I THINK INDUSTRY WOULD LIKE

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PEOPLE TO BELIEVE THERE ARE

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LINES WE CAN DRAW BETWEEN SAFE

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MANGANESE IS A HEAVY METAL.

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MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT ALL OF

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THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE IS

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SHOWING MORE AND MORE CONCERNS

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FOR HEALTH EFFECTS FROM

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MANGANESE AT LOWER LEVELS AND

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THAT MORE OF THE LIMITATION IN

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OUR UNDERSTANDING IS BECAUSE WE

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HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MEASURE

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EXACTLY THE WAYS IN WHICH

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MANGANESE IS AFFECTING HUMAN

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HEALTH BUT THAT THERE ARE

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REASONS TO BELIEVE THE CURRENT

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ENTIRELY PROTECTIVE.

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CONVERSATION THAT I HAD RECENTLY

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WITH A NEUROLOGIST, A RESEARCHER

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ON THE TOPIC AT WASHINGTON

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UNIVERSITY ALONG WITH OTHER

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OTHER UNIVERSITIES.

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>> Dr. JULIE MORITA DO YOU

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POTENTIAL DANGER TO THE PEOPLE

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CURRENT LEVELS THAT THE ARE

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BEING FOUND?

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>> I THINK AS MELEAH GEERTSMAN

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MENTIONED WE KNOW THAT MANGANESE

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IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT AND

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SMALL AMOUNTS ARE NECESSARY FOR

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US TO BE HEALTHY.

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BUT WE DON'T --

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THERE ARE CONCERNS THAT HIGHER

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LEVELS OF MANGANESE THAT PEOPLE

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CAN DEVELOP NEUROLOGICAL

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SYMPTOMS LIKE PARKINSON'S.

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WE ARE CONCERNED BECAUSE THERE

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WERE ELEVATED LEVELS NOTED IN

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THE PAST.

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AND AS A RESULT THE CITY HAS

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BEEN PRO-ACTIVE AND WE HAVE

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CONSULTED WITH AN AGENCY TO LOOK

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AT POTENTIAL SOURCES OF

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MANGANESE IN THE COMMUNITY AND

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TO UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH IS THERE.

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>> SAFE TO SAY RIGHT NOW THE

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NOTION OF WHAT LEVELS MIGHT BE

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SAFE OR DANGEROUS ARE STILL

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EVOLVING AND IN DISPUTE.

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JESSICA SHARROW THOMPSON, HOW

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DOES A COMPANY REACT TO SENATOR

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DURBIN'S CALL FOR THE CDC TO

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INVESTIGATE?

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>> THE COMPANY WELCOMES THE CDC

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TO INVESTIGATE BECAUSE UNDER

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CDC'S AND EPA'S CURRENT BEST

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AVAILABLE SCIENCE SET DURING THE

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OBAMA ADMINISTRATION LOOKING AT

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DECADES OF MANGANESE RESEARCH

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WILL SHOW THAT THE CURRENT

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LEVELS AND THE LEVELS FROM ALL

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ARE BELOW THE SCREENING

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THRESHOLDS AND WE ARE TALKING

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THAT ARE HUNDREDS TIMES LESS

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THAN THE LEVELS THAT HAVE BEEN

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SHOWN TO CAUSE ANY HEALTH

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PROBLEMS IN HUMANS.

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SO WE WELCOME THE CDC

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INVESTIGATION.

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I THINK YOU KNOW IT WILL HELP

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SHOW THAT THE RESIDENTS HAVE

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NOTHING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT.

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AND MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE.

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>> MELEAH GEERTSMAN, IS THE

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SENATOR'S CALL FOR AN

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INVESTIGATION WARRANTED?

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>> I THINK WE WELCOME THE

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SENATOR'S DIRECTIVE TO DO A

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STUDY.

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I THINK WE DO HAVE CONCERNS AS

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WELL THAT THERE IS ONGOING

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RESEARCH RIGHT NOW WHOSE RESULTS

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MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN TIME TO

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INFORM THAT STUDY.

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AND WE ALSO HOPE THAT THE CDC

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WILL PRODUCE THE STUDY FASTER

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THAN IT DID WITH REGARDS TO

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PETCOKE AS IT TOOK THE AGENCY

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THREE YEARS TO COMPLETE IT.

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SO I THINK WE WELCOME THE STUDY.

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WE HOPE THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR

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NEW RESEARCH IS TAKEN INTO

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ACCOUNT IN THE STUDY AND AGAIN

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WE HOPE IT'S DONE ON A MORE

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TIMELY BASIS BECAUSE CHILDREN'S

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HEALTH IS AT RISK.

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>> MY UNDERSTAND SOMETHING THAT

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YOUR ORGANIZATION IS SUPPORTING

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THE RESIDENTS' CALL FOR A BAN ON

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WHY A BAN?

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>> WELL, I THINK TO GIVE YOU A

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SENSE OF OUR CONCERNS, IT'S

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HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND THE SITES

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THEMSELVES.

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THESE ARE VERY, VARIED OUTSIDE

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OPERATIONS.

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A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

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AND YOU HAVE PEOPLE WITH HOUSES

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WITH YELLOW CONTINUINGS ON THEM

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RECOGNIZING THAT DUST IS NOT THE

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EASIEST THING TO CONTROL AND

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THAT THE COMPANY HAS NOT

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COMMITTED TO FULLY ENCLOSE OR

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COMPLETELY CONTROL THE DUST FROM

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THE SITE, I THINK WE HAVE

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ONGOING CONCERNS THAT THIS IS

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JUST NOT THE LOCATION FOR THE

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>> HOW ABOUT IT?

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WHY NOT COVER THE MANGANESE

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SOURCE JUST ENCLOSE IT?

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>> SH BELL COMMITTED TO GO ABOVE

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BULK MATERIAL REGULATIONS AND

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COMMITTED TO STORING ALL INSIDE.

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THEY ARE COMMITTED TO BEGIN

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COMPLIANCE AND THEY ARE IN

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COMPLIANCE AND GOING ABOVE AND

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BEYOND TO STORE ALL THE DUSTY

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MANGANESE MATERIALS.

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>> Dr. JULIE MORITA IS THAT

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RIGHT?

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IS THE COMPANY ENCLOSING ALL THE

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POTENTIAL SOURCES OF MANGANESE?

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>> THE CITY HAS BEEN TAKEN A

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HARD STANCE ON PROTECTING THE

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ENVIRONMENT.

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WE WANT TO MAKE THE ENVIRONMENT

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SAFE SO WE CAN PROMOTE HEALTH

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THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

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IF YOU LOOK BACK AT WHAT WE DID

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WITH PETCOKE, WE PARTNERED WITH

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THE U.S. EPA AND THE CDC TO ASK

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THEM TO CONDUCT STUDIES AND

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ACTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE

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REGULATIONS WERE PUT IN PLACE TO

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CONTROL THE DUST IN THE PETCOKE

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THAT WAS RELEASED.

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AND WE ARE PRO-ACTIVE WITH THIS

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AS WELL WITH SH BELL AND

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ENTITIES TO SEE ARE THEY THE

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SOURCE?

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IS THE LEVEL OF CONCERN SO WE

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CAN ESTABLISH REGULATIONS.

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MANGANESE?

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>> PART OF OUR WORK IS TO

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DETERMINE OTHER SOURCES AS WELL

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AS TO LOOK AT SH BELL AS A

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IT'S PREMATURE TO SAY IT'S ONE

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SOURCE IN PARTICULAR.

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>> MELEAH GEERTSMAN IN TERMS OF

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THE ORIGIN OF THE YELLOW DUST IS

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IT BELL OR SOMEBODY ELSE?

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>> WE HAVE NOT CONCLUDED THAT NO

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ONE ELSE IS RESPONSIBLE BUT MY

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UNDERSTANDING FROM DISCUSSIONS

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WITH THE AGENCIES WHO HAVE BEEN

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LOOKING AT THINGS LIKE THE AIR

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MONITORING DATA AND THE WIND

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INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE THEY

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SEEM CONFIDENT THAT SH BELL IS A

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SIGNIFICANT SOURCE.

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AND I WANTED TO ADDRESS THE

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COMMENT THAT SH BELL HAS GONE

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ABOVE AND BEYOND.

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I DO NOT DISAGREE BUT THEY HAVE

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NOT FULLY ENCLOSED OR COMMITTED

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TO FULLY CONTROLLING ALL OF THE

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SOURCES OF DUST.

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AN OPEN BARGE WITH LARGE PILES

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OF MANGANESE ON IT, THEY ARE

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MOVING THAT WITH A EXCAVATOR.

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IN THE OPEN AIR.

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AND WHILE THEY ARE TAKING SOME

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STEPS TO CONTROL THAT IT IS

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STILL AN OUTDOOR OPERATION THAT

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WE THINK HAS RISKS OF CREATING

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DUST.

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>> IS IT PART AN OUTDOOR

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OPERATION?

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>> THE YELLOW DUST THAT YOU

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MENTIONED THERE IS NO EVIDENCE

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THAT COMES FROM MANGANESE, I

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WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE.

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SULFUR DIOXIDE BUT NO EVIDENCE

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IT COMES FROM MANGANESE.

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>> QUICK RESPONSE TO THAT?

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>> I HAD NOT HEARD THAT ASSERTED

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BEFORE.

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MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT THEY

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DO BELIEVE AND U.S. EPA DID

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SWIPES ON HOMES IN THE AREA AND

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FOUND ELEVATED LEVELS OF

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MANGANESE IN THE SWINGS IN THE

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TESTS.

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I'M NOT SURE WHICH LACK OF

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INFORMATION JESSICA IS REFERRING

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TO.

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BUT MY UNDERSTANDING THERE IS

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DATA SUPPORTING THAT IS

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MANGANESE.

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>> Dr. JULIE MORITA WHAT IS

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THE CITY'S POSITION IN TERMS OF

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THE YELLOW DUST COMING FROM

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BELL?

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>> WE DON'T HAVE DEFINITIVE

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INFORMATION IF IT IS MANGANESE

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BUT PART OF WHAT OUR STUDY IS

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COMMITTED TO DOING UNDERSTANDING

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IF THERE IS MANGANESE BEING

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RELEASED AND WHAT ARE THE

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SOURCES AND DO THEY POSE A RISK

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TO HEALTH WE ARE COMMITTED TO

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DOING THAT.

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AND WHEN WE HAVE THAT

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INFORMATION WE WILL TAKE ACTIONS

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AS NECESSARY.

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>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS YOU

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REJECTED SH BELL'S PLAN TO

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CONTROL EMISSIONS BACK IN MARCH.

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REMIND US WHAT CONCERNS YOU HAD.

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>> THERE WERE DETAILS THAT WERE

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LACKING IN TERMS OF SPECIFIC

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MEASURES THAT WOULD ELIMINATE

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THE RISK FOR EXPOSURE.

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AND SO WE MADE SPECIFIC

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RECOMMENDATIONS TO SH BELL TO

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PROVIDE US WITH MORE DETAIL AND

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WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM ON

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SHORING UP THE PLAN.

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>> HAS SH BELL RESUBMITTED A

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PLAN?

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>> YES, I BELIEVE IN MAY OR

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EARLIER THAN THAT.

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BUT WE SUBMITTED A REVISED PLAN

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IN RESPONSE TO THE CITY'S

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FOLLOW-UP LETTER ON THE

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ADDITIONAL CONTROLS AND MEASURES

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THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

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SOME AGAIN WENT ABOVE THE CITY

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OF CHICAGO REGULATIONS AND SH

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BELL WAS HAPPY TO COMMIT TO SOME

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OF THESE ADDITIONAL CONTROLS.

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IN ADDITION TO BEING FULLY

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COMPLIANT WITH THE CURRENT CITY

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OF CHICAGO BULK MATERIAL

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REGULATIONS AND A LOT OF THE

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ABOVE AND BEYOND CONTROLS ARE

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GOING TOWARDS THE CONCERNS

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REGARDING MANGANESE.

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>> YOU INDICATED THAT YOU WERE

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IN FAVOR OF A TOTAL BAN.

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ARE THERE OTHER STEPS YOU WOULD

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LIKE TO SEE TAKEN SHORT OF A

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BAN?

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>> I WANT TO FIRST ADDRESS

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SOMETHING BIGGER THAN A TOTAL

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BAN.

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ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE ARE

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TIP-TOEING AROUND IS THE NATURE

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OF THE INDUSTRIAL AREAS IN WHICH

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SH BELL IS LOCATED.

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I THINK THERE'S SIGNIFICANT

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CONCERN WITHIN THE COMMUNITY

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THAT THIS IS NOT JUST A SINGLE

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FACILITY PROBLEM THAT THESE

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INDUSTRIAL AREAS HAVE MANY

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COMPANIES THAT ARE CREATING

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POLLUTION PROBLEMS AND THERE IS

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CURRENTLY NO REQUIREMENT WITHIN

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ANY OF THE APPLICABLE LOCAL,

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STATE OR FEDERAL LAWS THAT FULLY

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TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE

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COMMUNITIVE BURDENS THAT THE ARE

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FALLING ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL

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JUSTICE COMMUNITIES.

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BEFORE WE START TALKING ABOUT DO

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WE BAN THIS SUBSTANCE AND NOT

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BAN THAT SUBSTANCE WE HAVE TO

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HAVE A CONVERSATION WHAT DO WE

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DO ABOUT PLACES WITH PETCOKE ON

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ONE SIDE OF THE RIVER AND

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PETCOKE ACROSS THE STREET AND

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MANGANESE HERE, AND MEDICAL AT

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THAT TIMES RECYCLING AND

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CONCRETE MANUFACTURERS HERE.

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IT'S HARD FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE

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NOT VISITED THE SOUTHEAST SIDE

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TO SEE THIS AREA BUT IT DOESN'T

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LOOK LIKE WHAT YOU IMAGINE TO

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EXIST IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO IN

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THE YEAR 2017.

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IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF A

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THIRD WORLD COUNTRY.

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AND I THINK THE BIGGER ISSUE WE

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NEED TO BE TACKLING WE NEED THE

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CITY TO ACT ON ESPECIALLY NOW

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THAT WE CANNOT RELY ON THE

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS TO COME UP

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WITH A PLAN TO ADDRESS THESE

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LAND USE PROBLEMS AND THIS

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ONGOING ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION.

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>> Dr. JULIE MORITA IS THE

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CITY DOING SOMETHING LOOKING AT

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THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS THAT GO

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INTO A POTENTIALLY TOXIC

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NEIGHBORHOOD?

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>> SO THE MAYOR IS COMMITTED TO

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ASSURING A SAFE AND CLEAN

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ENVIRONMENT FOR THE RESIDENTS OF

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CHICAGO.

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AND IF YOU LOOK BACK AT THE

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PROGRESS WITH PETCOKE IS A GREAT

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EXAMPLE.

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THE BULK MATERIAL REGULATIONS

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ISSUED IN 2014 ARE AMONG THE

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STRONGEST IN THE NATION AND

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PETCOKE PILES ARE NO LONGER

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THERE IS NO PETCOKE STORED IN

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CHICAGO.

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YEARS AGO THERE WAS PETCOKE

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STORAGE ALL WE HAVE IS ONE

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TRANSPORT STATION WHICH IS A

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HUGE IMPROVEMENT.

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THERE'S EVIDENCE OF THE

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COMMITMENT ON THE MAYOR'S PART

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TO MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

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THE BULK MATERIALS REGULATIONS

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ARE GENERAL RELATED TO DUST AS

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WE HAVE GOTTEN INFORMATION AS IT

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RELATES TO MANGANESE WE ARE

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LOOKING AT SPECIFIC EVALUATIONS

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TO LOOK AT SOURCES OF MANGANESE

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AS MORE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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BECOMES AVAILABLE WE WILL DO

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FURTHER EVALUATIONS AND

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INVESTIGATE.

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OUR GOAL IS TO PROTECT AND

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INSURE THE HEALTH OF OUR