[CPEO-MEF] HEALTH: Hunters Points Shipyard (CA) asbestos

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Hunters Point groups say Lennar, government hid asbestos risks

Dan Schreiber
San Francisco Examiner (CA)
March 21, 2011

On Monday, representatives from community groups said government  
agencies colluded inappropriately with Lennar Corp. when  
investigating a cloud of asbestos kicked up in 2006 by contractors  
working on the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard.

In a tearful news conference, residents revealed what they believe  
are the most damning of about 2,000 emails obtained through a Freedom  
of Information Act request. A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency  
official said the allegations are under investigation, but otherwise  
declined to comment.

Neighborhood advocates said correspondence between the EPA, the San  
Francisco Department of Public Health and Lennar shows a conspiracy  
to downplay health risks of the asbestos cloud they say caused  
nosebleeds, rashes and headaches for area residents.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2011/03/group-says-government-lennar- 
colluded-downgrade-asbestos-cloud

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope Street, Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545
Fax: 650-961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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