Justice Dept Sues Elyria Firm Over PCB Leaks Into Black River
The Justice Department charges Chemical Recovery Systems Inc. with leaking PCBs and other solvents from an Elyria facility into the soil and Black River. EPA alleges deteriorating drums and improper transfers via rubber hoses causing contamination. The suit seeks a court order to halt new waste receipt, rehabilitate the site, and fund cleanup plus civil penalties.
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Justice Dept
Elyria Firm
Black River
U.S. Justice Department
Chemical Recovery Systems Inc
Locust St
Barbara Blum
EPA
Solvents Reclamation
Locust Street resident reacts to EPA charges against Chemical Recovery Systems
Dennis Gibson of 125 Locust St. says he is not surprised by the EPA finding that Chemical Recovery Systems polluted the Black River. He recalls fire department tests, leaks from drums at the city dump, and tar like leaks from tanks near the site.
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Locust Street
Black River
Dennis Gibson
Locust St
Chemical Recovery Systems, Inc
Elyria
Gibson
Harshaw
North Olmsted alarm over new jail standards crisis
Police Chief Marion Taylor warns the new minimum detention standards will force city jails to close or become holding facilities, risking overcrowded county jails and a countywide crisis. He cites costs, staffing needs, and obstacles for about 50 small jails to meet requirements.
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North Olmsted
Marion Taylor
State Bureau of Adult Detention
Taylor
Cuyahoga County
Eugene Petre
Robert Swietyniowski
Eounty
Bureau
Bay Village
Peter J. Gray
Bureau of Adult Detention and Services
James Betts
Rocky River
Raymond Brow
Second Lorain County grand jury indicts eight on 17 counts
The Lorain County grand jury issued a second indictment charging eight people with 17 counts related to alleged misuse of federal housing improvement funds. New defendants include Cleon Elliott Ana Cleto Fernandez Robert Mounts and Casper Flores. Additional counts target former city officials Jacobozzi Prudoff Ivancic and Rodgers with contract corruption theft and deceit in housing programs.
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Lorain County Grand Jury
Grand Jury
Cleon Elliott
Anacleto Fernandez
Lorain Building Department
Robert Mounts
Community Development Department
Casper Flores
Mounts
Joseph Zahorec
Elio Jacobozzi
Sanford Brudoff
John Ivancic
Anthony B. Rodgers
Lorain
Jacobozzi
Prudoff
Ivancic
Rodgers
Elliott
Rodgers and Fernandez
Depositors with Unclaimed Funds List to Run Thursday
Lorain County residents may find their names in a Thursday Chronicle Telegram listing of 694 depositors with unclaimed funds. The Lorain County Treasurer’s office must advertise accounts untouched for five years, totaling 83 728 31 dollars, urging claimants to verify their holdings.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Lorain County
The
Weather outlook with mild temps and light winds
Partly cloudy tonight with a low around 42. Thursday becomes mostly sunny with a high near 66. Tonight's precipitation probability is about 10 percent with winds from the south at 19 mph or less. Sunrise is 7 31 this morning and sunset around 6 58 p m. Details on Page A 3.
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Bruce Vernict
Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. District Court
Cleveland
James Freeman
Chemical Recovery
Elyria City
Chemical Recovery Inc
Chi
Fire Department
Harshaw Co
Wichedetthe
Chemical Recovery Systems
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Garden Street
Cindy Leisect
Justice Center
Lorain County Jail
Nearthur
UPI
Robert Gardiner
Ohio
Bunters
Gray
Jim Grobe
Middle Ridge Road
Grobe
Gene Krebs
Walter A. Godfrey
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