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EPA Says It Wants To Observe Gas Station Construction, While Residents Prepare Legal Challenge

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The EPA has said it wants to have inspectors on site when the large underground gas tanks for the station are buried.

The EPA has said it wants to have inspectors on site when the large underground gas tanks for the station are buried.

Diana Adams and several other residents of Hampton Bays have hired an attorney to explore legal action to stop the Shinnecock Nation from continuing construction of the gas station they are building on the Westwoods property off Newtown Road. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Diana Adams and several other residents of Hampton Bays have hired an attorney to explore legal action to stop the Shinnecock Nation from continuing construction of the gas station they are building on the Westwoods property off Newtown Road. MICHAEL WRIGHT

authorMichael Wright on Oct 30, 2024
The Federal Environmental Protection Agency said this week that the Shinnecock Nation has applied for but not yet received two preconstruction permits for a gas station on a portion of... more

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