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Santa Susana Cleanup in Danger

CBGJan 5, 20184 min read

by CBG President Dan Hirsch SEVENTY YEARS AGO, A facility for testing nuclear reactors and rockets too dangerous to be conducted near populated areas was established on the boundary of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. Since then, the population has…

CBG Releases Annual Newsletter

CBGDec 24, 20171 min read

Click here to read the 2017 CBG annual news letter.

EPA Says Higher Radiation Levels Pose ‘No Harmful Health Effect’

CBGOct 22, 20171 min read

Bloomberg News reports on EPA’s plan to raise radiation standards.  Click here. In the event of a dirty bomb or a nuclear meltdown, emergency responders can safely tolerate radiation levels equivalent to thousands of chest X-rays, the Environmental Protection Agency…

Cleaning Up the Santa Susana Field Lab is All About the Numbers

CBGOct 22, 20171 min read

NBC Los Angeles Reports here.

SSFL removed from Plan to Add 191K acres to Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area

CBGOct 22, 20171 min read

The Los Angeles Daily News reports, here.

Polluter Responsible for Contamination Establishes Greenwashing Website to “Protect Santa Susana” from Being Cleaned Up

CBGOct 8, 20175 min read

HAS BOEING ABSOLUTELY NO SHAME? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 26, 2017 Contact: Denise Duffield, 213-689-9170 office, 310-339-9676 cell, dduffield@psr-la.org Marie Mason 805-279-0356 mariejmason@roadrunner.com Dan Hirsch, 831-336-8003 office, or 831-332-3099 cell, dhirsch1@cruzio.com Counter Website Launched — Protect Santa Susana from Boeing Community organizations working for the long-promised full cleanup of the Santa Susana Field…

Committee to Bridge the Gap’s Comments on DTSC’s Proposed Regulations for Toxicity Criteria for Human Health Risk Assessment

CBGSep 22, 20171 min read

Re:  DTSC Reference Number R-2016-8 20 September 2017 CBG Toxicity Criteria Rule Comments (pdf) DTSC Toxicity Criteria Excel Sheet Comparison (pdf) Appropriate toxicity criteria for human health risk assessments are critical for protecting the public from toxic materials. The federal…