The hardest item to overcome though is pollution and toxic waste remediation.

It could be something wrong like drug activity, new company air pollution and etc. 

The Township claims they have no records or any documentation regarding the demo, but I have proof that they oversaw it and paid for it.Basically, I'm trying to do some "digging" to see how long the Township has been polluting this lot and covering it up (literally and figuratively).

They seem to see (and smell)  the dog pollutions as 'normal'.  

Also I think the climate change argument is BS, we have Alberta oil companies using inefficient practices generating a lot more pollution.Also on global scale as much as we can possibly pollute is really nothing, we have such an extensive amount of vegetation our carbon footprint as a country is easily a positive one in relation to our relatively low population. 

River in Decatur have polluted the water so badly that it smells terrible and you can’t eat the fish from the River.

Things like Pollution Exclusion could impact the claim during rehab.  

For some reason this home wasn't selling & we were assuming light pollution from a near by college could be why.

The effort included a retaining wall design, grading plan, water/ sewer, underground utilities, pollution controls, drainage, quantity of materials and construction specifications.

In order to authorize a change in noncon­forming use, the Board of Adjustment shall consider the relative impacts of the existing noncon­forming use and the proposed nonconforming use with regard to traffic, noise, pollution, visual appearance and compatibility with the neighborhood, and shall make the following findings:1) The proposed use is expected to result in impacts which are less than those associated with the existing use.2) The proposed use will be more compatible with the surrounding neighborhood than is the existing use.3) Approval of the change in nonconforming use serves the public health, safety and general welfare.4) Failure to approve the change in nonconforming use would result in a hardship to the owner of the property on which the nonconforming use is situated.An existing nonconforming use shall be discontinued within 60 days of the date of approval of a change in nonconforming use.