Residents voice frustrations at public meeting over Smith Foundry's alleged pollution
The community meeting included some fiery exchanges between families and experts.
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The community meeting included some fiery exchanges between families and experts.
A fiery back-and-forth between families and experts about potentially polluted air. Smith Foundry is at the center of it all. The EPA says the south Minneapolis metal factory was pumping out twice the pollution it should have. The EPA and state heard from neighbors living next to it. WCCO's David Schuman was there.
The president of Smith Foundry sat down with WCCO ahead of Monday's community meeting. He believes questions surrounding the pollution problems will be cleared up after more EPA testing in two weeks.
The president admits when they took over, there were problems with record keeping and some equipment not working properly, and points to a misinterpretation of their reports.
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The Minneapolis Health Department is working with the community, hoping to improve the lives of those living in areas with high levels of environmental pollution.
