Hunters Point Superfund Site May Not Get Full Cleanup

by The New Lede | October 6, 2022
A full cleanup may not materialize for the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco, a Superfund site since 1989, according to a memo the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released on September 30th. The memo, which was directed to Public Employees for Environmental ...

Groups sue to force a more aggressive cleanup of old Rocketdyne site

Formerly known as Rocketdyne, the 2,850-acre lab sits just outside the city of Los Angeles near Simi Valley. From 1947 to 2006, it was used to test and develop rocket fuel, engines, chemical lasers and small-scale nuclear reactors. Over the years, the land and water around the lab was ...

After West Virginia vs. EPA Case, How Can We Protect Public Health?

In a new report, “In the Wake of West Virginia v. EPA,” policy experts from the Center for Progressive Reform, Climate Science Legal Defense Fund, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, and the Union of Concerned Scientists look at how Congress and the executive branch can ...

EPA Says Hunters Point Will Never Be Fully Cleaned

by | October 5, 2022
EPA Plans to Ignore Prop P Mandate and Its Own Superfund Standards ...

San Francisco, EPA Fight Over Hunters Point Shipyard Radiation Cleanup

In the memo to a public employee environmental watchdog group, known as “Peer,” the EPA states its land use rules are designed to “ensure protection of human health but also to ensure the integrity of remedies in the long term.” “They are not as protective as they ...
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