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April 6, 2006

Owners of contaminated Tiverton land protest at State House

Journal photo / Andrew Dickerman
Before presenting their case to the governor, Gail Corvello, of Tiverton, speaks about environmental problems that she says have prevented her and her neighbors from selling their homes.

PROVIDENCE -- They say they have been prisoners in their homes since the state discovered toxic soil in their neighborhood in 2002.

Residents of Tiverton's Bay Street neighborhood gathered at the State House this morning to protest the sale of the Rhode Island portion of New England Gas Co. until a plan is in place to clean up the contamination.

Leaders from a neighborhood group delivered a petition to state leaders at the 11 a.m. rally, asking the attorney general and the governor to intervene.

Yesterday, Attorney General Patrick Lynch said he will ask state regulators to ensure the Tiverton contamination is addressed as part of the gas company's pending sale to National Grid.

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