[CPEO-MEF] GLOBAL, REUSE: "Yongsan [South Korea] Children’s Garden Opens Under Controversy Amidst Claims of Soil Contamination and Safety Risks"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Yongsan Children’s Garden Opens Under Controversy Amidst Claims of Soil Contamination and Safety Risks


M.H. Lee
Korea Bizwire
May 6, 2023

SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — On the eve of Children’s Day, the Yongsan Children’s Garden, built on the site of the former Yongsan U.S. military base, opened its gates to the public for the first time in over 120 years.

However, despite the excitement surrounding the opening, opposition parties and environmental groups have raised serious concerns about the safety of the site.

Critics of the park have lambasted the government for rushing the project without adequately cleaning up soil contamination at the site, which is believed to be the result of frequent oil spills during the military base’s operation. 

In fact, the opposition has been particularly vocal in its criticism of the government’s decision to open the site to the public without first addressing these pressing environmental issues.

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For the entire article, see
http://koreabizwire.com/yongsan-childrens-garden-opens-under-controversy-amidst-claims-of-soil-contamination-and-safety-risks/247708

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel@cpeo.org
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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)

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