Environmental and public health advocacy groups, including Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, Parents Against SSFL, Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles Chapter, and the Committee to Bridge the Gap, condemned DOE’s proposed changes. They argue that weaker standards pose long-term risks to the nearly 700,000 people living within 10 miles of the site.
“This decision breaches a 2010 legally binding cleanup agreement and dramatically weakens site cleanup standards,” the groups said in a joint statement.
