[CPEO-MEF] Violations Put Hickam Air Force Base Workers at Risk

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Hawaii
Environmental News Service
Violations Put Hickam Air Force Base Workers at Risk
June 5, 2003

WASHINGTON, DC, June 5, 2003 (ENS) - A new internal U.S. Air Force
evaluation has uncovered a significant increase in serious pollution,
safety and health violations at Hawaii's Hickam Air Force Base,
identifying major breaches in air quality, hazardous waste and water
pollution standards, violations that are responsible for a recent fish
kill.

The April 2003 evaluation says the number and severity of violations had
risen sharply since a similar evaluation in 1999, with safety and health
infractions up by almost half, and pollution offenses up by
approximately one-sixth.

The evaluation, released today by Public Employees for Environmental
Responsibility (PEER), found that these numbers do not count several
major violations that were remedied on the spot.

This article can be viewed at:
http://ens-news.com/ens/jun2003/2003-06-05-09.asp#anchor7

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