Former EPA administrator to hold cement plant rally Former EPA administrator to hold cement plant rally By Shannon Colavecchio Alligator Writer Concerns about the potential environmental and health hazards of Florida Rock Industries' Newberry cement plant are not limited to Alachua County. It seems so frequently to happen in these cases where a project goes through and is later deeply regretted. Kostmayer, who helped write the Clean Air Act, said he is worried about discrepancies between Florida Rock's emissions claims in two separate permits. Florida Rock has been criticized for submitting levels to the state that were five times higher than those in its special use permit application to the county. Kostmayer said EPA's ongoing studies of particulate emissions will likely prove the plant's health hazards.
Particulate emissions are increasingly dangerous.
County Commissioner Penny Wheat will be at the rally and said she spoke with ZPG for the first time last week. Wheat was not a board member when the special use permit was approved by the county in 1995, and ZPG asked her if she would have approved the permit. Still, Kostmayer said he is optimistic about the potential for community action. All rights reserved. No portion of the Alligator On-line may be reproduced in any means without the written consent of an officer of Campus Communications, Inc.