Is Lowe's a Good Neighbor?

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Lowe's Corporate Record

Lowe's "Corporate Responsibility Record"
A report on Lowe's "Corporate Responsibility Record" that brings up some serious questions about this company. (Found on the Austin Action website, at http://austinaction.org/docs/lowes01.pdf.) PDF file

Lowe's and Hadley

Lowe's Berm Disappoints Hadley Abutters
Lowe's developer told abutters he would build a "berm" to reduce noise and visibility of the new superstore modeled after one at Lowe's Half Moon site in Albany, NY. A Hadley resident presents pictures of this disappointing berm with a Lowe's behind it. >>More

Lowe's in the News

Lowe's Home Centers Agrees to Pay $137,500 Fine
BOSTON - Lowe's Homes Centers, the world's second largest home improvement retailer, has agreed to pay a penalty of $137,500 to settle claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that the company failed to obtain necessary permits for stormwater discharges at four construction sites in Massachusetts and failed to adequately control stormwater runoff at its construction site in Woburn, MA. >>More

Towns Resist Lowe's Development

High level of opposition to Lowe's proposal in Massapequa
Massapequa and Amityville, NY residents object to high traffic and other hidden costs of proposed site. >>More

Austin activists boycott Lowe's
A group of Austin activists has launched a boycott against Lowe's today. >>More

Bethlehem, NY Hits Lowe's/Wal-Mart developer with pollution fine
New York town reconsiders costs of sprawl. >>More

Lowe's land deal meets resistance
North Carolina town has concerns about proposed Lowe's. >>More

Planned Lowe's divides residents
Plans for a 120,000-square-foot Lowe's building supply store are dividing residents of this mountain resort community. >>More

Austin Action's "Lowe's Library" Austin, TX collection of articles on Lowe's. >>More

Of Interest

Do you know where your nearest Lowe's is? Lowe's provides a handy online locator so you can find the closest store to you anywhere in the United States. >>More