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Audio cuts in .mp3 available for this story:
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Cut 1 :15
Jim Sachet, the manager of the state Department of Ecology’s hazardous-waste facilities initiative, says the state wants to make sure there is funding for cleaning up and closing hazardous-waste management sites.
Incue: “Well, the underlying concept here is that the polluter pays ...”
Outcue: “... safely close their operations at the end of their active life.”
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/audio/04-143-1.mp3
Cut 2 :11
Sachet says the test will be when money is needed for an abandoned site or when the owner doesn’t pay for cleanup.
Incue: “So the acid test is to make sure that the money will be there ...”
Outcue: “... or where the owner or operator is uncooperative.”
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/audio/04-143-2.mp3
Cut 3 :09
Sachet says the goal is to prevent the huge hazardous-waste messes of the past.
Incue: “All we want to do is make sure ...”
Outcue: “... to pay for a $4 million mess.”
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/audio/04-143-3.mp3
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