| From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
| Date: | Thu, 19 Oct 2017 17:12:04 -0700 (PDT) |
| Reply: | cpeo-military |
| Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS: "DPL says 2 Tinian lots remain hazardous, " (Northern Marianas) |
DPL says 2 Tinian lots remain hazardous By Cherrie Anne E. Villahermosa Marianas Variety (CNMI) October 18, 2017 Two sites along the eastern ridge of the Pina Plateau on Tinian remain hazardous, according to the Department of Public Lands environmental site assessments and unexploded ordnance/munitions of explosive concern or UXO/MEC surveys. DPL advised residents to stay away from the sites. Rachel Roque, DPL real estate division director, said the department recommended that no development or activity should be done in the two areas until they are cleaned up. She said DPL is seeking grants for the cleanup. DPL completed the site assessments and surveys two weeks ago, using two Brownfields grants amounting to $550,000 awarded to DPL by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. … For the entire article, see http://www.mvariety.com/cnmi/cnmi-news/local/99392-dpl-says-2-tinian-lots-remain-hazardous -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042 Voice/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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