[CPEO-BIF] "Carson (California) Declares Local Emergency, Citing Oil Contamination"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Carson Declares Local Emergency, Citing Oil Contamination

Shell Oil Company denies that the toxin levels are dangerous.

By Lolita Lopez and Brandon Lowrey
NBC Los Angeles
July 30, 2013  

The Carson City Council on Monday declared a local emergency because of fuel contamination that may have rendered an entire neighborhood toxic.

The action, approved unanimously, could prompt action from the state and other agencies and put pressure on Shell Oil Company, which is being blamed for the contamination in the 285-home Carousel neighborhood.

The contamination was discovered about five years ago, along with buried fuel tanks beneath homes. Residents said they and their pets have been developing cancerous tumors.

The city and its supporters point to tests showing methane gas at levels well above explosive thresholds and concentrations of benzene, a known carcinogen, in the soil.

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For the entire story, see
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Carson-Declares-Local-Emergency-Citing-Oil-Contamination-217515641.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope Street
Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545
Fax: 650-961-8918
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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