[CPEO-MEF] Hamilton Field

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Officials Try to Resolve Toxic Issues at Hamilton

By Con Garretson

Federal officials will fix lingering  environmental problems at Hamilton
and  pick up the tab for the work, Marin  County's congresswoman pledged yesterday.

Midway through a tour of the former  military base yesterday, Rep. Lynn 
Woolsey, D-Petaluma, announced that  the Army had decided to release
nearly  half of the $1.65 million requested by  military cleanup
officials to deal with  methane leaking from a former military  landfill.

"I feel confident that the Army and Navy  are going to work together,
that they are  taking full responsibility for the problems and they know
it's their job to fix it, and that it  will be at federal expense,"
Woolsey said.

Those on the tour heard the voices of protesters who were advocating
further  environmental testing of the area, especially around the
proposed relocation site for  the Novato Charter School.

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For the entire story, see 
http://www.marinij.com/news/stories/index1001866.html

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 222B View St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
lsiegel@cpeo.org
http://www.cpeo.org

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