| From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
| Date: | Thu, 16 May 2013 20:07:42 -0700 (PDT) |
| Reply: | cpeo-military |
| Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] VOCs, FORMER SITES: Schilling [AFB, KS] cleanup moves a step closer |
Schilling cleanup moves a step closer By TIM UNRUH Salina Journal (KS) May 16, 2013 Actual cleanup at the former Schilling Air Force Base is still years away, but that goal is getting closer. A federal judge has approved a consent decree -- a joint settlement agreement between Salina Public Entities and the United States of America -- that continues the process of ridding the former base and areas around it of contamination. The contamination won't be gone anytime soon, said Tim Rogers, Salina Airport Authority executive director. But the decree approval is another milestone in the community's 18-year conflict with the federal government. … For the entire article, see http://www.salina.com/news/schilling-and-SAA-meeting-51513 -- 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 http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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