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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