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David Villano

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City Quietly Labels Toxic Parks "Brownfield Sites," Limiting Neighborhood Input In Cleanup

By David Villano
Oct 3, 2014

With little notice and no public input, the City of Miami Commission has labeled six city parks contaminated with toxic soil as so-called "Brownfield sites" -- a designation under Florida law that can limit the rights of abutting property owners to challenge clean-up plans and can prevent them from seeking...
City Ignores Reports of Toxic Soil in Residences, Sidewalks in Coconut Grove, Reports Show

By David Villano
Sep 30, 2014

Last fall, Miami leaders finally admitted they'd known for years that the long-shuttered Old Smokey trash incinerator in Coconut Grove had poisoned the earth with toxic ash. But they've also insisted contamination is contained within a 4.5-acre, fenced-off facility. However, new reports obtained by New Times contradict that claim, revealing...
Grove Residents Petition Feds to Investigate Alleged Cancer Cluster Near Old Incinerator

By David Villano
May 5, 2014

Fed up with what they see as stonewalling by local officials, a group of Coconut Grove residents has filed a petition with a the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. The petition calls for a formal investigation into the health risks associated with lingering contamination from the former...
Old Incinerator and New Cancer in Coconut Grove

By David Villano
Apr 10, 2014

On the days when the municipal trash incinerator known as Old Smokey fired up its furnace, Delphine Bennett could sit on the porch of her shotgun-style house and watch the flames flicker from the chimney. On warm, dry evenings, the escaping embers ignited brush fires in empty lots nearby. More...
Coconut Grove's Regatta Park Site Tests Positive For Toxic Chemicals

By David Villano
Mar 4, 2014

The City of Miami's latest toxic park is not even a park yet: the 12-acre waterfront parcel slated to become Coconut Grove's Regatta Park. Soil tests have confirmed the presence of arsenic, chromium and benzopyrene - all known carcinogens - at levels above what county environmental regulators consider safe for...
Curtis Park in Allapattah Faces Closure From Toxic Ash

By David Villano
Jan 22, 2014

City of Miami officials are quietly debating what to do with their latest toxic playground: Curtis Park, a sprawling sports complex and recreational facility at NW 19th Street and 24th Avenue The site also houses the city's Allapattah Neighborhood Enhancement Team (NET) office. See also: Miami's Toxic Parks...