[CPEO-MEF] BIOLABS: Plum Island (NY) cleanup

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Documents show vast cleanup of Plum Island land

By FRANK ELTMAN
Associated Press
June 26, 2010

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) - Government documents obtained by The Associated 
Press show extensive efforts since 2000 to remove vast amounts of waste 
and contaminants from Plum Island, site of top-secret Army germ warfare 
research and decades of studies of dangerous animal diseases.

Yet some environmentalists remain concerned about the secrecy 
surrounding the 840-acre, pork chop-shaped island off northeastern Long 
Island, and they're dubious of any claims that pollution has been remedied.

"We are highly concerned that when the government acts alone they may 
not be doing the best job," said Adrienne Esposito, executive director 
of the Citizens Campaign for the Environment. "Every government cleanup 
needs the public's involvement and independent oversight to ensure its 
validity."



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For the entire article, see
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=111&sid=1961616

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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