SOME OF SOUTH FLORIDA'SBIGGEST SUGAR COMPANIES ARETHE TARGET OF FEDERAL SUIT TOGET THEM TO STOP SENDINGPLUMES OF SMOKE IN WESTERNPALM BEACH COUNTY.WPTV NEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S MATTSCZESNY IS LIVE IN BOCA RATONWHERE THE DETAILS WEREUNVEILED TODAY.

MATT?KELLEY, ONE COMPANY - US SUGAR- CALLED THIS AN ATTACK ON THEFARMING COMMUNITY AND THE JOBSIT CREATES - THE LAWSUIT ISAKSING FOR THE BURNING OFSUGAR CANE TO STOP - PLUS ALOT OF MONEY FROM THE SUGARCOMPANIES - FIRST TO SET UPHEALTH MONITORING FOR PEOPLEIN PLACES LIKE PAHOKEE, BELLEGLADE AND SOUTH BAY- AND ALSOTO COMPENSATE PEOPLE FORDECLINING PROPRTY VALUES.(132143) " i can smell smokeat my house." CLOVER COFFEELIVES IN BELLE GLADE - AN AREAWHERE SUGAR CANE IS KING - ANDEVERY OCTOBER TO MARCH IT'SALSO NEAR WHERE SUGAR CANE ISBURNED DOWN FOR HARVESTING.Cover Coffee - Belle Glade19-25 "i, i see far too manychildren on breathing devices,including my own grandchild."(132206) COFFEE READ HIS WORDS- AS HE STODD IN THE LAWOFFICES WHERE ATTORNEYS WEREJOINED BY FRANK BIDEN THEBROTHER OF THE FORMER VICEPRESIDENT AND FORMER FOOTBALLSTAR AMD BELLE GLADE NATIVEFRED TAYLOR.

THEY'RE TRYING TOSTOP THE BIG SUGAR COMPANIESFROM BURNING AND - ACCORDINGTO THE SUIT - HARMING THEPUBLIC HEALTH AND PROPERTYVALUES IN TOWNS LIKE BELLEGLADE.

Fred Taylor - FormerBelle Glade Football Star46-53 (131655) "the black snowthat come from the sky thatstuff, people are breathingthat stuff in,." SEVERAL SUGARCOMPANIES ARE NAMED IN THELAWSUIT - FLORIDA CRYSTALS -DID OFFER A STATEMENT SAYINGTHEIR PREHARVEST ACTIVITY,INCLUDING BURNING CANE ISMONITORIED AND PERMITED BY THEFLORIDA FOREST SERVICE.- USSUGAR INSISTED THEIR FRAMINGPRACTICES ARE SAFE ANDENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND.

THELAWYERS HERE ALONG WITH FRANKBIDEN - INSIST THERE ARECLEANER OPTIONS FORHARVESTING.

Frank Biden -Berman Law Group 116-121(132632) "lets be clear thesolution is simpel we have thetechnology to forego burning."ALL THE SUGAR COMPANIES ARESTILL REVIEWING THIS LAWSUIT -BUT IN STATEMENTS INSIST THEYSAY THEY ARE COMMITTED TO THECOMMUNITIES NEAR THE CANEFIELDS - AND THE AIR -MONITORED FOR DECADES THERE ISSAFE.

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