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DEC steps up effort to test Greenpoint homes for dangerous gases

Dozens of Greenpoint residents showed up Wednesday night to hear what state officials are doing about the dangerous gases in the air from a decades-old oil spill. Recent tests revealed high concentrations

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Sep 28, 2006, 10:39 AM

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