Nakanishi VICTORY! Read here
In Athens-Clarke County, two industrial facilities account for 94% of all the toxic industrial air emissions reported on the federal Toxic Release Inventory. CertainTeed Corporation (78%) and Nakanishi Manufacturing (15%) release hundreds of tons of chemicals known to cause harm, including cancer and respiratory illness. CertainTeed is applying for a permit to more than double its pollution, while Nakanishi is applying to continue releasing a cancer-causing chemical being phased out elsewhere. The two facilities lie less than two miles apart in a predominantly African American part of Clarke County. Read more here…
Toxic Air Releases [pdf]
Asking the Right Questions [pdf]
Where They Are: CertainTeed & Nakanishi [pdf]
Envtl Justice [pdf]
Wind Direction in Athens [pdf]
Local Government CAN Protect [pdf]
EPD Can Protect: Taliaferro Dump Permit Denied [pdf]
Alternatives to Risking Our Health [pdf]
Links
- Micah's Mission [offsite]
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