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A comment on Flint, MI: So much lead in children’s blood, state of emergency declared. Parent comment

Re:Flint, MI: So much lead in children’s blood, state of eme... by ecopoesis on Tuesday December 15, 2015 @12:59PM (#10739261)
The environmental cleanup is probably a huge part of the reason companies don't invest in the old mills. Besides the mundane things like lead and asbestos, they are also probably all sort of nasties left over from the dyes and other chemicals used in the old mills.
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Re:Flint, MI: So much lead in children’s blood, state of eme... by fludlight on Tuesday December 15, 2015 @01:16PM (#10739376)
These old factories are sometimes also designated as "historical", which limits the modifications that new tenants can make and greatly increases TI costs.
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