[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: Settlement Approved For San Francisco [CA] Hunters Point Homeowners In Lawsuit Over Alleged Contamination, "

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Settlement Approved For San Francisco Hunters Point Homeowners In Lawsuit Over Alleged Contamination


KPIX TV-5  (CBS San Francisco)
April 1, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) – A federal judge this week approved a settlement between housing developers and homeowners at the San Francisco Shipyard over allegations the homes — located at the site of a former naval shipyard — were built over toxic waste.

Back in July 2018, homeowners at the San Francisco Shipyard, a housing development located on the site of the former Hunters Point U.S. Navy shipyard, sued Tetra Tech EC Inc., Lennar Inc., and Lennar’s affiliate FivePoint Holdings Inc.

The suit alleged defendants Lennar and FivePoint Holdings developed and sold about 350 homes on a portion of the former naval site for about $1 million each. The suit further alleged that while the homes were marketed to prospective buyers as clean and safe, Tetra Tech EC — the environmental firm hired by the Navy to clean the site — failed to properly rid the site of toxic materials.

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For the entire story, se
https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2022/04/01/hunters-point-shipyard-homes-alleged-contamination-settlement-approved/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel@cpeo.org
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