SIMI VALLEY (CBSLA.com) — Former state regulators allegedly helped officials with Boeing derail the cleanup of a partial nuclear meltdown site in Simi Valley, according to a new report.
“Inside Job”, a six-month investigative report (PDF) from Consumer Watchdog, alleges the aerospace and defense contractor used former regulators at the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and aides of Gov. Jerry Brown “as well as other skilled operatives” to drastically weaken cleanup standards for the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in Simi Hills.
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Acknowledging that Brown may not have been aware of the events, Consumer Watchdog issued a separate letter (PDF) to the Governor’s office that read: “We provide you this information to inform you and ask you to take this report into serious consideration to fix the dysfunctional leadership at the DTSC. We also ask that you put a full cleanup at the lab back on track.”
“Boeing concluded that it’s cheaper to hire some well-connected hired guns to get out of their obligations than it is to comply with them,” said activist Dan Hirsch.
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