[NetBehaviour] Rhode Island Corruption in Practice - Providence is SO screwed -

[Alan Sondheim via NetBehaviour]

Rhode Island Corruption in Practice - Providence is SO screwed -

Again, in case you missed this -
what should be a superfund site -

*/I know I've posted on this before - I'm just horrified -
this highly contaminated site in the middle of Providence
with no regulation and control whatsoever. We're all at risk./*

This Facility is Unregulated, Says RIs Top Environmental
Official
EXCLUSIVE: Allens Ave Scrap Yard Exceeds Environmental
Standards, Claims Petition
Court Orders Special Master to Oversee Clean-up of Allens Ave
Scrap Metal Operation
Stain on the Bay - Fire on Allens Ave Raises More Questions
About RIs Environmental Enforcement
VIDEO: Fire at Scrap Disposal Site on Allens Avenue in
Providence UPDATED
NEW: Providence City Council Members to Oppose Proposed Allens
Providence Recycling Application
State Police Officer Who Unveiled Illegal Contamination
Threatened With Discipline for Investigation
A Year After 6/10 Contamination, Investigation Continuesand
Frustration for Those Impacted
RIDOT and 6/10 Contractor Leave Once Contaminated Site a
Disaster
Crime, Schools, Taxes, Contamination Issues Dominate Providence
Council Special Election
RI State Police Shut Down Investigation Into 6/10 Contamination
After Internal Memo Unveiled Issues
Investigation of 6/10 Contamination Linked to RIDOT Contractor
Barletta Expands to Second Site
Contaminated Material at RIDOT 6/10 Construction Site in
Providence Moved  See Where
State Blocks Release of Documents on Contaminated Soil at RIDOTs
6/10 Project
Two RI Landfills Refused to Accept Contaminated Soil from RIDOT
6/10 Site, Documents Show
Prov Water Faces Federal Civil Rights Complaint Over Lead
Contamination - UPDATED
Families Who Live Next to 6/10 Contamination Site Sue RIDOT -
State Continues to Test for Pollutants
Frozen Raspberries Recalled Due to Possible Contamination - With
Hepatitis A
Sealed Federal Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Barletta for 6/10
Contamination Unveiled
CEO of 6/10 Contractor Says RI AG Neronha Is Demanding $17M and
Criminal Charges for Contamination
Who Are The PlayersContamination at $410 Million 6/10 Project
Lead 6/10 Project Contractor and Former Top Employee Charged for
Contamination by State
COMING WEDNESDAY: How RIDOTs Alviti Bullied, Covered for Crimes
and Lied on 6/10 Contamination
What Happens Next in 6/10 Contamination Investigation? Now, It
Is Neronhas Move
VIDEO: GoLocals Nagle Confronts Federal Highway Official on
Investigation Into 6/10 Contamination
20 Year RI Battle Over Contamination Continues: MTBE Settlement
With Oil Companies Rises to $18.8M
RIDOT Refuses to Turn Over 59 Emails Tied to 6/10 Contamination
Investigation
6/10 Contamination: Barletta to Pay $1.5M in Federal Penalty,
Top Supervisor to Plea to 3 Counts
TIMELINE: 6/10 Contamination GoLocal Investigation

The owners of Rhode Island Recycled Metals (RIRM), which has
been entangled in environmental controversies for more than a
decade, have purchased the adjacent parcel of land. RIRM and the
newly acquired parcel are tied to a web of corporations that
lead to the Sevinor family.

The newly acquired adjacent property is known as the Cumberland
Farms land and totals 9.8 acres, according to city records and
marketing materials.

"Cumberland Farms" land was purchased by corporation controlled
by the owner of RIRM. IMAGE: CW
UPS Store in a Strip Mall in Swampscott, MA

According to Rhode Island Corporation records, the manager of
the company buying the property is Jared Sevinor. The
corporations address is 450B Paradise Road, Box #162 at a UPS
Store in Swampscott, Massachusetts  the same mailbox that RIRM
is registered to. The companies are controlled by Ralph Sevinor
and his son Jared.

According to city land records, the land was purchased for $2.7
million and, combined with RIRM, totals upwards of 20 acres.

GoLocal repeatedly tried to reach Ralph Sevinor without success.

The existing RIRM operation located on the Providence waterfront
looks like an environmental disaster  the property is described
as de facto unregulated by the Director of the Department of
Environmental Management, Terry Gray, in an interview with
GoLocal last week.

Newly acquired by the owners of RIRM - 9.8 acres of land and
warehouse. PHOTO: GoLocal

RIRM parcel includes tires, heaps of metal concrete, soil and
this submerged vessel. PHOTO: GoLocal

Violations of the Clean Water Act and Oil Pollution Have Been
Pending for 8 Years
RIRM was cited in 2015, when DEM and then-Attorney General Peter
Kilmartin hit the company with a series of enforcement actions.

A complaint had been filed against Rhode Island Recycled Metals,
LLC, and AARE, LLC, located on Allens Avenue in Providence,
along with the property owner, and the onsite manager for RI
Recycled Metals, Edward Sciaba, Sr. The complaint concerned
violations of Rhode Islands Oil Pollution Control Act and Water
Pollution Act, and DEM's Water Quality Regulations, RI Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System Regulations, and Oil Pollution
Control Regulations.

"These corporations failed to obtain the permits that were
required to begin operations, ignored the law, and then did not
comply with the agreement they reached with DEM to resolve their
environmental violations," said then-DEM Director Janet Coit.
"By failing to invest in the equipment and other measures
necessary to prevent pollution, their actions harmed the
environment.  As government officials work together to stimulate
the economy, it's so important that we ensure compliance with
our laws to provide an even playing field."

The travels of the intertwined legal cases and alleged
environmental crimes were outlined in an investigative report
published by GoLocal --

This Facility is Unregulated, Says RIs Top Environmental
Official
EXCLUSIVE: Allens Ave Scrap Yard Exceeds Environmental
Standards, Claims Petition
Court Orders Special Master to Oversee Clean-up of Allens Ave
Scrap Metal Operation
Stain on the Bay - Fire on Allens Ave Raises More Questions
About RIs Environmental Enforcement
Fire at Scrap Disposal Site on Allens Avenue in
Providence UPDATED
NEW: Providence City Council Members to Oppose Proposed Allens
Providence Recycling Application
State Police Officer Who Unveiled Illegal Contamination
Threatened With Discipline for Investigation
A Year After 6/10 Contamination, Investigation Continuesand
Frustration for Those Impacted
RIDOT and 6/10 Contractor Leave Once Contaminated Site a
Disaster
Fresh Express Recalls Fresh Salad ProductsMay Be Contaminated
WIth Listeria
Crime, Schools, Taxes, Contamination Issues Dominate Providence
Council Special Election
RI State Police Shut Down Investigation Into 6/10 Contamination
After Internal Memo Unveiled Issues
Investigation of 6/10 Contamination Linked to RIDOT Contractor
Barletta Expands to Second Site
Contaminated Material at RIDOT 6/10 Construction Site in
Providence Moved  See Where
State Blocks Release of Documents on Contaminated Soil at RIDOTs
6/10 Project
Two RI Landfills Refused to Accept Contaminated Soil from RIDOT
6/10 Site, Documents Show
Prov Water Faces Federal Civil Rights Complaint Over Lead
Contamination - UPDATED
Families Who Live Next to 6/10 Contamination Site Sue RIDOT -
State Continues to Test for Pollutants
Frozen Raspberries Recalled Due to Possible Contamination - With
Hepatitis A
Sealed Federal Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Barletta for 6/10
Contamination Unveiled
CEO of 6/10 Contractor Says RI AG Neronha Is Demanding $17M and
Criminal Charges for Contamination
Who Are The PlayersContamination at $410 Million 6/10 Project
Lead 6/10 Project Contractor and Former Top Employee Charged for
Contamination by State
COMING WEDNESDAY: How RIDOTs Alviti Bullied, Covered for Crimes
and Lied on 6/10 Contamination
What Happens Next in 6/10 Contamination Investigation? Now, It
Is Neronhas Move
VIDEO: GoLocals Nagle Confronts Federal Highway Official on
Investigation Into 6/10 Contamination
20 Year RI Battle Over Contamination Continues: MTBE Settlement
With Oil Companies Rises to $18.8M
RIDOT Refuses to Turn Over 59 Emails Tied to 6/10 Contamination
Investigation
6/10 Contamination: Barletta to Pay $1.5M in Federal Penalty,
Top Supervisor to Plea to 3 Counts
TIMELINE: 6/10 Contamination GoLocal Investigation

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