2017 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 15:57:36 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS, GUARD: "Toxic armories cleanup must be priority in Pentagon budget, 10 senators say"
 
Toxic armories cleanup must be priority in Pentagon budget, 10 senators say

By Rob Davis
Oregonian
April 12, 2017 

Cleaning up lead dust in the National Guard's toxic armories needs to be a priority in the Pentagon's 2018 budget, a group of 10 senators, including Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, said Wednesday.

Otherwise, the senators said, the neurotoxin will continue to pose dangers to the soldiers and communities who use the buildings.

The senators said their call for dedicated cleanup funding was prompted by The Oregonian/OregonLive's 18-month investigation, Toxic Armories, which found lead dust from indoor firing ranges has contaminated hundreds of armories from coast to coast and that military leaders ignored directives to clean it up.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.oregonlive.com/watchdog/index.ssf/2017/04/pentagon_budget_must_prioritiz.html

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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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