[CPEO-IRF] Groton (CT) and Alameda (CA)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Connecticut Military Base Closing Threatens Environment

Ellen Wulfhorst and Adam Tanner
Planet Ark/Reuters
June 20, 2005

GROTON, Connecticut - The proposed closing of America's oldest submarine 
base could not only rob the area of a vital economic engine but leave 
the land too contaminated by toxic waste for quick redevelopment, 
Connecticut authorities say.

Worried residents of Groton, Connecticut, where the New London Naval 
Submarine Base is slated to be shut, can look to the Alameda Naval Air 
Station in California, where locals said cleanup and redevelopment were 
slow, expensive and frustrating.

Groton, the largest single base marked for closure, is among 33 major 
military installations Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld recommended for 
closure in May. A final decision is due later this year.

The base at the mouth of the picturesque Thames River has 29 
contaminated spots in need of environmental cleanup, officials say. 
Pollutants like acids, metals, pesticides and medical waste have poured 
into the base's land and groundwater over the course of its century-long 
history.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=31308

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org


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