Help us put pressure on #DTSC to ensure toxic sites across the Bay are tested, cleaned up, and prepared for #sealevelrise and groundwater rise: https://baykeeper.org/tell-dtsc-clean-up-the-bays-toxic-sites/

Absolutely appalling report about possible radioactive dumping at the #AlbanyBulb, César Chávez Park, and other shoreline locations:
“The fact that DTSC has sat on these documents for 44 years — shameful doesn’t begin to describe it,” said Janet Johnson, co-chair of the Richmond Shoreline Alliance.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-05-14/bay-area-radioactive-waste #dtsc #cesarchavezpark #berkeleyca #richmondca #stauffer

So shameful -- CA companies & government agencies are avoiding environmental regulations by shipping toxic waste across state borders.

“The whole world knows how things function in Mexico,” said Maria Magdalena Cerda Baez, a policy advocate with the Environmental Health Coalition. She said U.S. hazardous waste going to her country is unjust. “How can you be so rich and commit these crimes against people’s health and future?”

https://calmatters.org/environment/2023/12/california-hazardous-toxic-waste-mexico/ #dtsc #california #environmentaljustice #pollution #hazardouswaste

"That statement, and subsequent statements issued by DTSC as to the harmlessness of the smoke and ash, are unsubstantiated and at odds with the truth." –Michael Collins, EnviroReporter
#WoolseyFire #SSFL #Rocketdyne #DTSC #CAFires

Prior to the first round of data analysis, Department of Toxic Substances Control (#DTSC) rushed to the media saying that its scientists "do not believe the fire caused any releases of hazardous materials that would pose a risk to people exposed to the smoke."
#WoolseyFire #SSFL

They outline 5 specific requests regarding transparency from #DTSC & conclude, "Given the serious & unsettling nature of this situation, we respectfully request that all information & data be disclosed as quickly as possible. Our community—and the broader public—deserve answers."

Representatives @HenrySternCA@twitter.com and @ASMGabriel@twitter.com authored a joint letter to Barbara Lee, Director of #DTSC, calling for "full transparency" to "ensure the public is fully aware of any public health risks posed by the Woolsey Fire on Santa Susana Field Laboratory."
#WoolseyFire #SSFL

🔥 THREAD 😷 Public Risks from the #WoolseyFire and the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (#SSFL): A Letter from @HenrySternCA@twitter.com and @ASMGabriel@twitter.com to the #California Department of Toxic Substances Control (#DTSC)
📨 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/20/18819268.php
#CaliforniaFires #LosAngeles #SFV #VenturaCounty

State Senator Henry Stern (@HenrySternCA), speaking to @Mike___Harris@twitter.com of the @VCStar@twitter.com, stated, "the lack of information coming out of #DTSC is troubling to people." He continued, "I'm frustrated. I want more timely information getting out to the public." #WoolseyFire #LosAngeles

Marie Mason, #SimiValley resident and co-founder of #Rocketdyne Cleanup Coalition, agrees. “We’re outraged that after all these years, decades of foot-dragging by #DTSC, an agency that is captured by polluters, may have resulted in even more toxic exposures." #WoolseyFire #Boeing