Description: Public hearing on Central Artery airs views ranging from criticism of dealing with excavated dirt and pollution to support for jobs created. Jane Garvey, public works commissioner.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/21/1990
Description: Environmentalists are concerned about potential pollution from stacks which will vent exhaust of depressed Central Artery traffic. Many views of elevated highway. Route 93 sign.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/31/1990
Description: Environmental lobbyists and John DeVillars talk about imperative for legislative action to regulate pollution and toxic waste. Scenes of river, beach, chemical barrels, smog and haze.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/19/1990
Description: Marco Kaltofen samples industrial outfall into Boston Harbor to identify corporate polluters and measure toxic compounds. MWRA might shift cleanup cost from residential customers to businesses.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/13/1990
Description: After dodging the issue, state finally admits that malathion caused large fish kills in the spraying area.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/10/1990
Description: Profiles of five people who will make a difference in the 90s. 1) Nurse Connie Hagerty runs Boston City Hospital adult AIDS program. 2) Marco Kaltofen, lab director of National Toxics Campaign, identifies industrial polluters and seeks remediation and prosecution. 3) Tina Gaudette, advocate for homeless children at Crossroads Family Shelter. 4) Rep. Kevin Fitzgerald of Mission Hill, dedicated to serving his neighborhood. 5) Marshall Smith, founder of Paperback Booksmith and Videosmith.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/01/1990