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Update on incinerator siting

Description: Michael Dukakis hedges on South Bay incinerator site, undergoing environmental impact review. (Perceived as political trade with Senate president Bulger for his support of health care for all bill.)
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/27/1987

Cleaning up autumn leaves

Description: Annual autumnal ritual of leaf removal in Brookline, where raking into curbside piles and burning are illegal. Tons of leaves taken to leaf dump. landfill.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/09/1987

Dukakis' integrity scrutinized

Description: As Dukakis signs low-level radioactive waste disposal bill, he is questioned on resignation of former education advisor G. Indelicato from college presidency & on land deal for New Braintree prison.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/08/1987

Greenpeace demonstration

Description: Greenpeace tries to deliver barrels of ash residue (which they consider hazardous waste) from Saugus RESCO incinerator to regional EPA office. Police scuffle at elevator in federal building.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/11/1987

Flynn & Dukakis meet on incinerator

Description: Gov. Dukakis meets with Ray Flynn to discuss their disagreement over incinerator and harbor cleanup, but they reach no compromise.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/23/1987

Milford sewage treatment plant

Description: Successful high tech sewage treatment plant in Milford is a model for Boston harbor cleanup. Rep. Joseph Connolly.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/14/1988

Lowell toxic waste site

Description: 8 Lowell families must relocate because their homes are on hazardous waste site. Rep. Chester Atkins says developers should have known not to build on contaminated soil.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/26/1988

Prolerized car crushers

Description: Crushed cars and construction scrap become shredded metal, recycled by Prolerized Company, whose end-product is cited for contamination by PCBs and toxic materials.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/22/1988

Harbor sewage pipe

Description: World's longest waste tunnel to be built under Boston Harbor to carry treated sewage nine miles out to sea. Construction rig in water. Traffic inside Sumner Tunnel. Panorama of waterfront buildings.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/01/1988

Medical trash on beaches

Description: Syringe on beach, other washed up medical refuse collected in plastic. Bins for infectious hospital waste. Supply room and operating room at BCH. trash
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/21/1988