Long Sought Win For The Community (07/11/08)
Note: The following documents are available in .pdf formal
EPA Stands Up; DOE Backs Down on Radiation Survey
After disclosures by CBG that DOE had altered critical numbers in a key table related to the cleanup of the contaminated Santa Susana Field Laboratory, EPA insisted that it take the lead on an independent radiation survey, and after years of resisting, DOE has finally agreed. See CBG disclosure, EPA letter, DOE response, and NRDC-CBG letter.
Historic SSFL Agreeemnt (01/17/08)
Note: The following documents are available in .pdf format In a remarkable Letter of Intent negotiated by Secretary Adams and CBG and NRDC's James Birkelund, the Schwarzenegger Administration has agreed to preserve the hard-fought SB 990, which sets strict cleanup standards long sought by the community. The bill was signed into law last October; but as a condition to get the bill signed, its sponsor, Senator Sheila Kuehl, had agreed to introduce legislation this year that could have gutted SB990's cleanup standards. The outcry of concern that resulted led to days of negotiations in the last couple of weeks with Cal-EPA Secretary Adams and the signing of a Letter of Intent that preserves SB990 in its entirety while relieving Senator Kuehl of any obligation to introduce legislation that could weaken the law. Click here to read the letter of intent, and Cal-EPA's letters to Senator Kuehl and US EPA. (.pdfs)
EPA Recommends Superfund Status for SSFL (12/12/07)
Note: The following documents are available in .pdf format
- EPA's letter can be downloaded by clicking here
- EPA's site assessment decision can be downloaded by clicking here
- EPA's full site inspection report can be downloaded by clicking here
Witches' Brew of Toxic Chemicals Burned by Rocketdyne in Open Pits
New Revelations of Dozens of Hazardous Wastes Burned Over Decades
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Radioactive Contamination of Water at SSFL
A presentation about substantial contamination of groundwater and surface water at SSFL. |
