From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:12:38 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] COMMUNITY: Badger Ammo Plant (WI) independent expert |
Badger Ammo plan consultant gagged Army said independent expert can't issue recommendation on cleanup proposal Anita Weier Capital Times (WI) September 10, 2008Should an independent expert advising a citizens group about a proposed cleanup method for a contaminated site be able to express a professional opinion? The way the Army sees it, the answer is "no." An expert paid for by the Army to analyze an upcoming cleanup proposal for a section of the Badger Army Ammunition Plant near Baraboo should only provide pros and cons, not a recommendation, say Army officials. The 7,354-acre plant site, contaminated by years of explosives manufacturing from 1942 to 1975, was declared excess property by the Army 10 years ago, and is being decontaminated prior to its turnover to the state Department of Natural Resources, the Ho-Chunk and other agencies. ... For the entire article, see http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/304317 -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545 Fax: 650/961-8918 <lsiegel@cpeo.org> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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