The Hummel Report — Too Little Too Late?

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After years of having a metals recycling company violate orders from the state to keep contaminants from running into the Providence River, the Rhode Island Attorney General finally filed suit against the company last year. Why didn’t the state crack down sooner? Jim Hummel speaks with Save the Bay, which has monitored the situation for seven years and says the case could have been avoided. Plus: did former House Speaker Gordon Fox play a role in protecting the company?

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