2019 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2019 16:58:37 -0800 (PST)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] IMMIGRANTS: "Proposed US Migrant Shelter [at Ft. Bliss, TX] May Be Polluted, Green Group Warns"
 
Proposed US Migrant Shelter May Be Polluted, Green Group Warns

Reuters
February 12, 2019

WASHINGTON - Parts of a Texas military base that the Trump administration had proposed for a temporary detention facility for migrant children contain toxins that could pose a health risk, according to a report released by an environmental group on Tuesday.

Last June, then-Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the U.S. military was preparing to house immigrant families at Fort Bliss, an Army base in El Paso, Texas, and unaccompanied minors at Goodfellow Air Base in San Angelo.

Earthjustice said it identified four Superfund sites near the proposed housing site at Goodfellow, including a former landfill, artillery range, fuel depot and fire training areas.

While some areas have been cleaned up, Earthjustice said more extensive testing is needed to ensure the site is safe.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.voanews.com/a/proposed-us-migrant-shelter-may-be-polluted-green-group-warns/4783487.html

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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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