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Cleaning Up The Bethpage Plume

Carl Nesensohn
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AP
Grumman Wildcats on the assembly line in Bethpage, N.Y., in 1942. A plume of toxic chemicals has been spreading underground near the former Northrop Grumman plant for 60 years, a result of a chemical used to build the fighter jets.

It’s known as the Bethpage plume…creeping underground pollution on Long Island that’s affecting some drinking water supplies. It came from decades of airplane manufacturing by the U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman at their Bethpage plant. We'll discuss what federal, state and local elected leaders want to do to hold those responsible and accountable. Our guests: