[CPEO-MEF] Wastes of War part II

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Wastes of War: Out in open
Former military facilities have been devoted to a wide range of uses -- 
but environmental risks remain

By Russell Carollo
sacramento Bee (CA)
April 23, 2007

Once the most private of places -- some surrounded by high fences and 
patrolled round-the-clock by heavily armed guards -- hundreds of former 
military bases across California have become the most public of places.

Schools, housing developments, colleges, golf courses, shopping centers, 
parking lots, farms, fairground sites and movie locations have been 
built on former military sites.

Communities and taxpayers stand to benefit when former military bases 
become public facilities, but hazards abound, an examination by The 
Sacramento Bee found. Many are contaminated with unexploded ordnance and 
other waste that can escape into soil, ground-water and open waterways.

By accepting land from the military at little or no cost, state and 
local taxpayers also may be accepting responsibility for 
multimillion-dollar cleanups.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/159491.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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