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Pastor Stacey Mills of Mountain View Baptist Church and Emily Poole, staff attorney at the South Carolina Environmental Law Project (SCELP), discuss the decades-long efforts for remediation of the contaminated Bramlett Road site near the Greenville community of Newtown in Southernside. Learn about the history of the neighborhood, the impact of coal tar contamination on the wetlands and residents, and the ongoing efforts to remediate the site. Explore how a diverse group of stakeholders, including the faith community, government, environmental advocates, and the private sector are working to restore the area and create new opportunities for the community.

Links:

SCELP page on Bramlett: https://www.scelp.org/cases/bramlett

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A New Day for Newtown: Remediating the CSX-T Bramlett Site

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