Feds hunt for asbestos

ELYRIA - Wearing white hazardous material jumpsuits and breathing respirators, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-hired contractors sifted through dirt and debris at the former General Industries site last week. Their goal? Determine just how contaminated the two-block site may be with asbestos, said Jim Augustyn, a spokesman for the U.S. EPA. Property owner John Peshek does not believe [...]