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Officials meet with Greenpoint residents to discuss 1978 oil spill

Residents of Greenpoint put some government experts in the hot seat during a two-day meeting on health and environmental concerns that stem from a 1978 oil spill. Environmental, health and legal experts

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Apr 27, 2006, 5:41 PM

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