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OFFICIALS CALL FOR INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED RADIOACTIVE SOIL AT PITTSBURG LANDFILL

by Susan Sargent | April 30, 2018
From: East Bay Times “The report uses terms you don’t usually see in bureaucratic transmissions — falsification, fraudulence — very strong language,” said Jeff Ruch, executive director of the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility group, which obtained the EPA ...

SUPE CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION OF POSSIBLE RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS AT KELLER CANYON LANDFILL

by Susan Sargent | April 27, 2018
From: SF Gate “Contra Costa County Supervisor Federal Glover is calling for an investigation of allegations that radioactive materials from San Francisco might have been deposited at Keller Canyon Landfill, Glover said Thursday.” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...

ENVIRONMENT FIRM ACCUSED OF FRAUD IN HUNTERS POINT FIRES BACK IN DEFENSE

by Susan Sargent | April 26, 2018
From: San Francisco Chronicle “While there has been wild speculation regarding the data collected at the site, we believe that any concerns can be directly addressed by actually retesting and analyzing the areas in question,” he said. “We want the Hunters Point community and the ...

TETRA TECH STANDS BY HUNTERS POINT RADIATION DATA

From: NBC Bay Area “”Independent retesting is a critical element of the Navy’s Hunters Point re-evaluation workplan,” Navy cleanup coordinator Derek Robinson wrote in an email to NBC Bay Area. “Its purpose is not to exonerate the contractors involved, but to offer a ...

DUNES ACTION ASKS PROSECUTOR TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED PAVILION VIOLATIONS

From: Chesterton Tribune “On Wednesday, April 18, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and Dunes Action jointly reported two apparent violations of Indiana Code to Porter County Prosecuting Attorney Brian Gensel, related to what the two groups believe are ...

TETRA TECH SAYS IT WILL PAY FOR INDEPENDENT REVIEW IN DATA FALSIFICATION SCANDAL

From: San Francisco Examiner “Responding to mounting concerns by both federal agencies and community watchdog groups about the integrity of the company’s radiological testing and decontamination efforts at the Shipyard, which is slated for redevelopment with 12,000 units of housing ...
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