[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS, HABITAT: Fort Ord (CA) Impact Area

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

In Fort Ord, blooming comes after burning

KIMBER SOLANA
Salinas Californian
April 2, 2011

FORMER FORT ORD - A military tank sits rusting at a crossroad, along  
with random scraps of metal riddled with holes caused by high-powered  
guns and explosives.
"Half a million pounds so far," said Lyle Shurtleff, environmental  
scientist with the Department of the Army, totaling up the collection  
of metals.

"We'll probably pick up a million pounds by the time we're done," he  
added, looking over a picturesque piece of land - covering hundreds  
of acres - on the former Fort Ord.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20110402/NEWS01/104020310/In- 
Fort-Ord-blooming-comes-after-burning?

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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
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