30,000 Sandy-damaged cars stored on eastern Long Island
<p><span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="park">park</span> 30,000 <span word="storm">storm</span>-<span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> - <span word="while">while</span> <span word="avoiding">avoiding</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span>? <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northeastern">northeastern</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="idyllic">idyllic</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> - <span word="deer">deer</span>, <span word="horses">horses</span>, <span word="snow">snow</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="pine">pine</span> <span word="reserve">reserve</span>, <span word="lakes">lakes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="streams">streams</span> - <span word="that">that</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="beach">beach</span> <span word="playground">playground</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="midst">midst</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="abandoned">abandoned</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> - <span word="with">with</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 20,000 <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="ruined">ruined</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Superstorm">Superstorm</span> <span word="Sandy">Sandy</span>.</p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="sites">sites</span>, <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="transported">transported</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="salvage">salvage</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="come">come</span>, <span word="take">take</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="them">them</span> - <span word="primarily">primarily</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p>“<span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roads">roads</span>, <span word="slammed">slammed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Amper">Amper</span>, <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="Pine">Pine</span> <span word="Barrens">Barrens</span> <span word="Society">Society</span>. "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="intact">intact</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="worthless">worthless</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>.”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="locations">locations</span>, <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hazard">hazard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="Islanders">Islanders</span>' <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="water">water</span> - <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leakage">leakage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gasoline">gasoline</span>, <span word="oil">oil</span>, <span word="antifreeze">antifreeze</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="chemicals">chemicals</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="aquifers">aquifers</span>.</p><p><span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="depend">depend</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="upstate">upstate</span> <span word="reservoirs">reservoirs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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