Virginia DEQ has set a second public hearing, for Tuesday, Sept. 15, on the request from Northrop Grumman for a state permit to release tons of hazardous pollutants into the air above and around Waynesboro.
The public hearing will be held at Waynesboro High School beginning at 6 p.m.
Now, to the twist: per the public notice on the hearing, “(o)nly individuals who previously commented, either in person at the draft permit public hearing or in writing during the public comment periods, may speak at this hearing.”
Also: “(c)omments must be limited to DEQ’s document.”
One final note: “(n)o new information will be accepted at the hearing.”
Translation: no grandstanding about how Northrop Grumman is part of the war machine, nothing about how DuPont poisoned us starting with the stock market crash of ’29, and then when they settled lawsuits over the damage by agreeing to a hefty payout, we got less than a penny on the dollar, while people upstream got gold-plated brick outhouses.
Stick to the facts, which actually, should be enough.
The facts: Northrop Grumman – market cap: $78.1 billion – wants to have the right to send 24.9 tons of hazardous pollutants into our air, and eventually our groundwater, each year, which would save it a fraction of a penny per widget from what it would have to pay not to have to do things the right way.
And our Waynesboro City Council bent over frontways to let them come here and do what they will.
Actually, we can’t go into that, apparently, at the Sept. 15 public hearing, because that one is on us, for electing that particular City Council.
If you’ve already commented, in person, online or through the snail mail, it’s worth your time to reinforce what you’ve already said.
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- Locals gave Virginia DEQ an earful on Northrop Grumman permit request
- Waynesboro: DEQ says it’s OK for Northrop Grumman to pollute our environment
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Chris Graham
