SSFL
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SSFL needs full cleanup (Simi Valley Acorn)
“New arrivals to Simi Valley might be surprised to learn about the history of the SSFL test site and the critical need for a complete cleanup.” Two letters on SSFL...
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NASA razes rocket engine test stands
“Towering more than 200 feet tall, the Coca Test Stands at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory once shook the hills of eastern Ventura County with the roar of rocket engines...
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CBG Comments on NASA’s Phase 1 Groundwater CMS & DTSC’s Statement of Basis
Beginning decades ago, the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) site was used to develop civilian rockets, plus military missiles for delivering nuclear warheads that could end our world. Grossly irresponsible...
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Government seeks changes in field lab cleanup strategy (Simi Valley Acorn)
“Not all community members agree with the energy department’s new strategy. Haakon Williams, deputy director of the watchdog Committee to Bridge the Gap, criticized the DOE and accused the agency...
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CBG Response to DTSC’s SSFL MLE Proposal
Click here to read our comments opposing DTSC’s Multiple Lines of Evidence Proposal for the Santa Susana Field Lab
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CBG-NRDC Joint Comments on DOE’s Proposed SSFL SEIS
Click here to read the CBG-NRDC joint comments on the Department of Energy’s proposed Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for SSFL
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Boeing loses court case, must tighten regulation of PCBs at toxic Simi site (Ojai Valley News)
“Late last year, a Los Angeles Superior Court Judge handed down a ruling in a lawsuit brought by Boeing against the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, resulting in...
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Critics fear weaker cleanup standards at field lab nuke site (The Acorn)
“Environmental and public health advocacy groups, including Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, Parents Against SSFL, Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles Chapter, and the Committee to Bridge the Gap, condemned DOE’s...
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U.S. DOE Reneges on Santa Susana Cleanup Commitment
On January 13, 2025, CBG, in conjunction with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, Parents Against SSFL, and Physicians for Social Responsibility–LA, put out a press release about the US Department...
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Toxic Simi Site Addressed at State Meeting (Ojai Valley News)
“On Dec. 19, the U.S. Department of Energy announced its Notice of Intent “to evaluate additional alternatives for cleanup of soils in the Department of Energy areas” at the toxic...
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New Approach Would Expedite Cleanup at SSFL, Officials Claim (Thousand Oaks Acorn)
“The agency is facing strong criticism from cleanup activists who say the new approach reneges on previous cleanup agreements and fails to protect the public from toxic contaminants in an...
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Soil workshop at toxic Santa Susana Field Lab draws ire (Ojai Valley News)
“The presentation did not satisfy the online community. In the question-and-answer period at the end of Hanley’s presentation of one hour and 40 minutes, the first comment came from nuclear...
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Dangerous Pollution Detected from Santa Susana Lab (PEER)
A new press release out today from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility reveals “disturbing levels” of pollutants including radionuclides and PCBs running off from SSFL. This pollution was detected due...
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Californians must step up pressure to ensure a full cleanup of toxic Santa Susana lab (CalMatters)
“Despite an opportunity for California leaders to champion a thorough cleanup at Santa Susana, they’ve instead allowed toxic waste to linger, putting their constituents’ health and safety at risk.” Read...
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Why no action from government leaders on Santa Susana Field Lab? (Ojai Valley News)
“We thank you for coming to the aid of the people who are affected and living in harm’s way, especially all the children who are now suffering from cancer. But...