The fines stemmed from toxic and radioactive contaminants in stormwater runoff from Boeing’s portion of the Santa Susana Field Lab following the devastating fire, which broke out on the 2,850-acre site, according to the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. The runoff from the contaminated site outside Simi Valley went into neighboring communities and waterways, the group alleged. In a request last month for the state Attorney General’s Office to investigate potential public integrity violations, the environmental group alleged that Muñoz’s Los Angeles nonprofit, Mujeres de la Tierra, received more than $70,000 in donations from Boeing in 2018.
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