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The Ghosts of Valmont Buttenew

Ever since the city of Boulder purchased its Valmont Butte property, city taxpayers have been picking up the tab to pay for the environmental sins committed by more than a century’s worth of long-departed users at the site. And that tab may be getting bigger as more ghosts from the property’s past continue to reveal themselves.
Boulder Weekly  |  Joel Dyer and Jefferson Dodge and Elizabeth Miller  |  01-26-2012  |  Environment

The Dirt on Dry Cleaning: Durham Residents Concerned About Chemicalsnew

At One Hour Martinizing, workers labored over laundry using the chemical tetracholoroethylene, also known as perchloroethylene or perc, to expertly clean fine garments. But the solvent soaked into the grounds around the business and contaminated the soil and groundwater.
INDY Week  |  Samiha Khanna  |  01-21-2010  |  Environment

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