[CPEO-BIF] "Dangerous Chemicals Cleared From Samoa Pulp Mill , " Humboldt County, California

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

3 Million Gallons of Dangerous Chemicals Cleared From Samoa Pulp Mill  
Says Congressman Huffman

by Kym Kemp
Lost Coast Outpost (CA)
September 10, 2014

Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) announced today that the  
final shipment of some three million gallons of dangerous chemicals  
has left the former Samoa Pulp Mill site, in Humboldt County, Calif.,  
drastically reducing a potentially catastrophic environmental threat  
to Humboldt Bay.

Huffman praised the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation  
District, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S.  
Coast Guard and Coast Seafoods for their rapid response to what was a  
potential disaster. Last summer, EPA was approached by the Harbor  
District about millions of gallons of highly caustic pulping liquors  
abandoned by previous owners in tanks that were inappropriate for  
storage and actively leaking. Due to the volume of the liquors on  
site and their proximity to Humboldt Bay, all parties worked  
diligently to secure the site and began working on a plan to remove  
the chemicals.

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For the entire article, see
http://lostcoastoutpost.com/2014/sep/10/3-million-gallons-dangerous- 
chemicals-cleared-samo/

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