[CPEO-MEF] PERCHLORATE: "Henderson [NV] now ‘a lot smarter’ after era of toxic production"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Henderson now ‘a lot smarter’ after era of toxic production

By Conor Shine
Las Vegas Sun (NV)
May 25, 2014

With its carefully manicured neighborhoods and sprawling office  
parks, Henderson has outgrown its roots as a magnesium producer for  
the country’s military during World War II.

But the city’s industrial origins have left behind a toxic legacy  
that will require more than $1 billion to clean up.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced two major  
settlements to pay for cleanup of contamination at the Black Mountain  
Industrial Complex, Henderson’s largest industrial hub.

The owners of the former Kerr-McGee Chemical Plant will pay $1.1  
billion to clean perchlorate contamination that reached Lake Mead.  
The chemical is a component in rocket fuel and has been linked to  
thyroid disorders.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/may/25/henderson-now-lot-smarter- 
after-era-toxic-producti/

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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>
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