Rally in Rubbertown for Chemical Reform!

Families living near Rubbertown and their supporters rallied on Sunday to push for full disclosure and notification of residents during toxic chemical leaks and other dangerous incidents like the one that took place last week at the DuPont Dow Chemical plant in Louisville. Residents were instructed to "shelter in place", and many were unaware for hours and did not fully understand what it meant to "shelter in place".

Failure to protect and educate the community make it even more crucial for the reform of the Toxic Substances Control ACT (TSCA) of 1976 to take place.

"Each day we feel the urgent need for chemical policy reform. Between the lack of notification and consistent chemical threat, we have no choice but to demand safer alternatives to chemicals currently used in the market place and coming from smoke stacks", says Eboni Neal Cochran, a member of REACT and resident of the Chickasaw neighborhood. "Rubbertown is a 'hot spot' and we suffer from the effects of cumulative exposure to a lot of chemicals here."

"The odors we smell diminish quality of life and represent chemicals that could pose life threatening conditions for those living in the area. For some, even the slightest elevation of toxic chemicals could be the difference between taking allergy medications, a trip to the doctor or even death." -Eboni Neal Cochran, resident and member of REACT.

For more pictures & link to WLKY coverage, check out: http://louisvillecourant.blogspot.com/2010/06/tsca-reform-now-rally-in-rubber...

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[fretzombie]

Thats right. You cant even drink the water in rubber town.