[CPEO-MEF] Remco, Willits, California

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Mendocino County Town Grapples With Toxic Legacy

John Fowler
KTVU-TV 2 News (San Francisco, CA)
March 22, 2007

WILLITS -- It's the first stoplight north of San Francisco on 101. 
Willits is a quaint valley town of about 5,000 that some people say has 
a secret poisoned heart. Residents here have a wide range of health 
complaints ...

Many people blame their illnesses on chemical toxins from the now-closed 
Remco chrome-plating plant in the middle of town. But despite lawsuits, 
angry meetings and expert panel recommendations, what's making the 
people in Willits sick remains unknown and, some say, intentionally hidden.

...

Scientists have known for 50 years that hexavalent chromium used in 
plating causes cancer. But federal regulators resisted stringent 
workplace standards until just last year. Remco did massive defense work 
on missiles and submarine and cannon parts.

...

For the entire story, see
http://www.ktvu.com/news/11321810/detail.html

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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
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org


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