From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Thu, 6 Dec 2012 05:06:05 -0800 (PST) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] PERCHLORATE: Rialto (CA) settlement |
RIALTO: $50 million and counting for settlements RIALTO: $50 million and counting for settlements BY DAVID DANELSKI and RICHARD K. De ATLEY Riverside Press Enterprise (CA) December 5, 2012 Court settlements totaling $51 million in the Rialto perchlorate pollution case could mean hundreds of dollars in refunds to residents who for years paid drinking water surcharges to help cover the cost of cleaning up the mess left by an array of industries. The latest total, announced by the government Wednesday, Dec. 5, involves agreements with more than a dozen parties, including Emhart Industries, a subsidiary of Black & Decker, and Pyro Spectaculars Inc. All operated at an industrial site in north Rialto and are believed to have spilled or dumped perchlorate, an ingredient in explosives, and trichloroethylene, a solvent. The pollution, dating as far back as World War II, eventually invaded drinking water supplies, putting people at greater risk for cancer and thyroid problems. … For the entire article, see http://www.pe.com/local-news/san-bernardino-county/san-bernardino-county-headlines-index/20121205-rialto-50-million-and-counting-for-settlements.ece You may need to copy and paste the link. -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 278-A Hope Street 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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