Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Carson seeks to declare emergency to speed oil site cleanup

Shell Oil denies benzene and petroleum under the Carousel housing tract pose immediate health risks. Residents and city disagree.



Carson city officials are seeking to declare a local emergency in an effort to pressure the state and an oil company to speed the cleanup of a contaminated housing tract where residents have been advised not to eat vegetables or fruit from their yards and to limit contact with the soil.



via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/NeUbpyshnPs/la-me-0724-carson-contamination-20130724,0,7622916.story

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