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Military Wastes Pose Environmental Risks in California

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan

24 April 2007 - 2:00pm

Munitions, toxic chemicals, and even radioactive wasts at current and former military sites in California pose a serious environmental risk. The extent and scale is unknown as sites predate environmental standards.

"Time bombs lurk beneath California, from the Mexican border to the Oregon state line, under hills, valleys and coastlines -- poised to contaminate wells, pollute waterways, jeopardize property values and endanger human lives.

Hundreds of locations already have been polluted, and how much more of the state is at risk, no one really knows...Under current funding, it could take more than 300 years to clean up all the former U.S. military sites, The Bee found. "

Full Story: Investigative report: Wastes of war
Source: The Sacramento Bee, April 22, 2007
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