University Daily Kansan
Fridav. November 16,1973
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Pollution Hearings Begin Today On CFCA Variance Request
By LYN WALLIN
Waven Staff Reporter
The Kansas Environmental Health Department was scheduled to conduct a public hearing today in Topeka on an application for a variance from state air pollution regulations of the Cooperative Chemicals Association (CPCA), plant on K-10 east of Lawrence.
The variance would allow the plant to continue operations until it could equip its machinery.
George Coggins, chairman of the Kansas Sierra Club and professor of law at the University of Kansas, said yesterday that the hearing was a "sham."
He said that until recently the state department of health had granted variances from air pollution regulations "illegally." The state granted variances without public
Student Interest May Determine Course Offering
If enough students indicate they want to enroll in Biology 88, an environmental law course, next semester, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences may seek a way to finance the course, according to Richard Schoenberg, professor of systematics and ecology.
Environmental law is designed to acquaint undergraduate students with the legal issues that confront private individuals and industries in complying with new environmental laws. The prerequisite for the course is Biology 12.
Perkins said that in the past there has only been enough money appropriated to offer the course once a year. Because the course was offered this fall, there are no plans to offer the course in the spring. However, if students express interest, the course be offered next semester, funds for the course might be appropriated, he said.
"If 15 or 20 students indicated they would take the course if it was offered, funding the course would probably be considered by the college." Perkins said.
Marilyn Harp, Wichita sophomore, wants the course offered next semester and is circulating a petition to demonstrate student desire to enroll in environmental law next semester. She said there were 10 signatures on the petition.
Funding for environmental studies courses is specifically labeled as such by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to help students transition to the biology department, Perkins said.
An environmental studies major was proposed recently, he said, and would be employed.
hearing and without disclosing facts about the degree of consequent pollution for some species.
THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL Protection Agency and the state attorney general's office both require hearings before variances are granted.
A 1987 federal statute and a 1970 amendment to the statute, Coggins said, also require that public hearings be conducted before variances are granted to pulitators. To his knowledge, said there had never been public hearings on any air polluters in Kansas."
At the hearing, representatives from the CPCA are to present the plant's timetable for bringing its activities into compliance with federal air quality standards.
"We know, the state knows, everybody knows that we aren't in compliance with air pollution standards." Allen Hoffman, director of the CFCA, said yesterday. "We have been working on pollution control equipment since 2011 and we want to reinforce that we will hope our problems. We hope to be able to place orders for it this winter."
HOFFMAN SAID THAT the earliest antipollution equipment could be installed would be 1975. It will take that long, he said, because CFCA is still in the process of developing the technology to cope with the pollution problems at the plant.
The state board of health has all of the CFCA plans and schedules and has examined the equipment at the plant, Hoffman said.
"They are aware of our complications," he said.
Hoffman said the board had never
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previously conducted hearings because "it was a procedure they weren't aware that it was" (Wilson, 1997).
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In five days of hearings the board will hear 97 cases requesting variances from the present laws. Coggins said that five days of court difficulty to consider so many applications.
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"This whole operation is a sham," Coggins said. "The state has not released enough information for the local people to know what is even going on."
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COGGINS SAID THE pollution level in Lawrence was disgraceful.
"After flying into Lawrence recently I was shocked," he said. "There is a cloud of junk rink from Lawrence that can be seen in the street. It is terrible. This is an exceedingly bad situation."
Coggins said he planned to be at the hearing today with a presentation and 'able' questions, but "won't oppose or accept the c/o++ script for variance."
"I just hope the variance will be granted
no reasonable alterative",
he said.
Hoffman said he had no idea what the outcome of the hearing would be.
The Douglas County Health Department will also be represented at the hearing.
Beyond High School, a program designed to focus on the changing roles of women, their careers and campus life, will be offered at KU Commission on the Status of Women.
"The program is designed to help the high school woman develop and utilize her potential beyond and through her high school years. We also teach Scott senior and chairman of the program.
She said the program wasn't an orientation to the University of Kansas, but was an orientation to careers and college in general.
Registration will be from 8:45 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the Jahayk and Big Eight rooms of the Kansas Union. The program will end at 4:15 p.m.
Chancellor Archie R. Dykes will speak at 9:30 a.m. in the Jawkay Room. He speech will be followed by the film, "Anything You Want," which will be presented by dean of women, will address the audience.
A careers symposium will be at 10:30 a.m., featuring the following topics and speakers: business, with Beverille Anderson, assistant professor of business; women's studies, with Janet Sharianstian, acting assistant professor of English; politics, with Elen R. Gold, assistant dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; sports, with Sharon Drysdale, assistant professor of English; Louise Wheeler, associate professor of law; and engineering, with Denise Wolfs, Mission senior.
Each participant in the program will be assigned a KU student hostess. The par-
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ticipant and hostess will have lunch together at the hostess' residence.
Another film, "Women in Careers," will be shown at 3:10 p.m. in the Jawahrk Woolam K. Smith and Walter Smith, associate deans of women, will speak about careers at
Three discussion groups will form at 2:30 p.m. and each participant will be able to attend two of the three groups. The topics will be: women's groups, including the
commission, the Dean of Women's Office and Women's Coalition; top, including women's studies, sports and self-defense; and campus life, including Student Union Activities, the Student Senate, Panhellenic Association of University Residence Halls.
Royer said that any high school student who was told that about 50 students were already registered.
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