[CPEO-MEF] REGULATION: Ft. Meade (MD) legal issues

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Lawyers blamed for slow Fort Meade cleanup

Holdup comes as EPA, DoD attorneys argue
By JOSHUA STEWART
Annapolis Capital (MD)
August 31, 2008

A decade after parts of Fort George G. Meade were added to a list of the 
country's most serious environmental hazards, Army officials say there 
is a misperception that the installation is dragging its feet on the 
cleanup.

"You may have gotten the impression that Fort Meade is either dragging 
its heels in regards to taking action on contamination or doing nothing. 
And that could not be further from the truth," Gary Zolyak, the fort's 
attorney said to reporters at a luncheon last week.

Four parts of the fort were added to the national Superfund cleanup list 
in 1998 after six years worth of pressure from environmental officials. 
At the time, officials estimated it would be six more years until 
environmental problems were eliminated.

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For the entire article, see 
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/08_31-35/CWC

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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>
http://www.cpeo.org



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