December 2000 Edition

• EPA lacks Resources to Evaluate 1993 Indoor Air Hazards - Housing Area Priority at Alameda Point Superfund Site

• Proposed Schedule for Final Cleanup Decisions - At Least Five years to go at Alameda Point

• Toxic Waste Site Investigation Results Questioned - Allegations of Navy Dumping Requires Investigation

• Quotes of the Month

• June's Proposed Plan for Marsh Crust/Groundwater Changed - Piecemeal Cleanup Approach Will Violate State Law

• Question Authority - "When will the Navy come clean?"

November 2000 Edition

• Navy Considers Six Incinerators for Alameda Point - Dioxin Emissions would Exceed Toxic Screening Levels

• Alameda Point Tenants Not Paying Their Own Way - Asthmatics Health-Care Costs Subsidize City's Reuse Plan

• Past Removal Actions for Soil and Sewer Lines Disasters - Navy, Contractors Violated Laws and the Public's Trust

• Quotes of the Month

• Time Critical Removal Action at Future Playground Site - Toxic Hot Spot at Existing Playground Left Behind

• Question Authority - "When violations of Superfund laws occur in the West End, will the violators be prosecuted?"

September 2000 Edition

• City Fined $21,400 for Polluting Public Park - Clearwater Revival Company Reported Violations

• Negative Declaration not Available during Public Comment Period - Did Cal-EPA violate CEQA during Marsh Crust RAP/ROD?

• Quotes of the Month

• Four new Toxic Waste Sites "discovered" at Alameda Point - After 17 years of Investigations, Site Discoveries still out-pace Cleanup

• Question Authority - "What is the future of environmental enforcement in the West End?"

August 2000 Edition

• Federal Health Agency Releases Site Summary
  ATSDR to Investigate Eight Public Health Concerns in West End

• Site 16 Boundaries Expanded Three Years after Community Request
  Navy, Regulators, GIS System overlook Significant Pesticide Contamination

• Quotes of the Month

• Question Authority - "Where is it?"

July 2000 Edition

• Explanation of Marsh Crust Contamination a Fairy Tale
  Final Plan calls for No Cleanup of School, Housing Sites

• Quotes of the Month

• Question Authority - " Why does it take five years to complete a RAP/ROD that proposes no cleanup?"

June 2000 Edition

• Dirty Transfer Symptom of Navy, Cal-EPA Failures
  FISC/Annex Cleanup Five Years Behind 1993 Schedule

• Catellus Project EIR Approved by Council
  City, Catellus to Share Profits not Risks

• Quotes of the Month

• US Navy establishes Internet Site for Alameda Point
  Lack of Site Content Reflects Lack of Cleanup Activities

• Question Authority - "How is that fair?"

April 2000 Edition

• Catellus Retracts Testimony Following School Board Vote
  Benzene may be present at new Alameda School Site

• City EIR Challenged by Renewed HOPE Lawsuit
  For Years City ignored Critics of Baseline Dates in EIR

• Comments on East Housing Removal Action
  CERCLA Exempts Diggers from City Permit Requirement

• RAB hears from Water Board on Leaking Tank Program
  Fuel Leaks at Alameda Point Exception to the Rule

• Quote of the Month

• RAB Passes Resolution Concerning Marsh Crust
  Board's Advise Ignored by City, State, Navy and EPA

• Question Authority - "What about Community Acceptance?"

March 2000 Edition

• Elementary School Destined for Toxic Waste Site
  Inappropriate Navy Property Proposed for Schools

• Time Critical Removal Action at East Housing Removes Nothing
  Cal-EPA Interrupts Illegal Action Proposed by Navy

• Risk Assessment Results for Catellus School Site
  Kindergarten is safe for a 156 Pound Child

• Lessons to be Learned for Site 15 Removal Action
  Navy Firefighters Questioned Navy Double-Talk

• Quote of the Month

• Feds to evaluate public health impact of Navy Toxins
  Mixed Expectations for ATSDR Public Health Assessment

• Question Authority - "Shouldn't Public Schools Be Childproof?"

February 2000 Edition

• Navy to transfer Contaminated Land to City for Development
  FISC/Annex and East Housing first of the Proposed Dirty Transfers

• City Council Passes Marsh Crust Ordinance
  City Law would Further Deteriorate Safety of Navy Cleanup

• Residents of Daly City's Marsh Crust Have Chromosone Damage
  Midway Village contamination similar to Coast Guard Housing

• East Housing Demolition, Principle Impact of Catellus Project
  Alternative looks at toxic free School Site, less Impacts

• Quotes of the Month

• City-owned Leaking Tank Site Goes Under
  Dale's Bar Example of Marsh Crust Ordinance Effectiveness

• Inconsistent Rationale leads to Removal of Fence at Toxic Park Site
  Playground Equipment Hot Spots remain Accessible to Children

• Question Authority - "Why should Alameda accept a Dirty Transfer?"

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