Christina Walsh of the west San Fernando Valley, emailed the latest photos of Dexter, the fledgling owl. In this photo, Dex seems to be sitting, not standing, in a crook of a tree in the yard of Christina’s neighbors. Maybe he is gathering strength for his next airborne attempt. Here Dexter is, balancing on a [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Santa Susana Field Lab'
Dexter, the Baby Owl, Flies
April 28th, 2011 · 1 Comment · California, Green, Outdoors, Santa Susana Field Lab
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Sorting Out Iodine, Cesium and Other Isotopes
March 27th, 2011 · No Comments · California, Conejo Valley, Santa Susana Field Lab, Ventura County
With all the reporting of the nuclear reactor troubles at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan, I have wanted to know more about the various isotopes, their half lives, and effects, so that the news is more understandable to me. Now, I know this does not apply directly to the Conejo Valley, except to help [...]
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Concerns Over Removal of Senior DTSC Staff from SSFL Cleanup
January 11th, 2011 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, Santa Susana Field Lab, Ventura County
Longtime activist for Simi Valley’s Santa Susana Field Lab (SSFL) cleanup, Elizabeth Crawford, writes of her extreme concern over the recent removal of senior staff members by DTSC, who have long been involved with these effort. Elizabeth Crawford: “Recently, without warning or explanation, the most senior scientist on the SSFL cleanup project, Mr. Gerard Abrams, was abruptly “reassigned” [...]
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Elizabeth Crawford Comments on Runkle Canyon’s OK by DTSC
December 30th, 2010 · 4 Comments · California, Development, Santa Susana Field Lab
RUNKLE CANYON: HOW CLEAN IS “CLEAN?” The State’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) recently issued a “No Further Action” letter on the Runkle Canyon development – releasing it for development of 461 new homes, right in the path of drainages from the nuclear site on Boeing’s Rocketdyne/Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL). Runkle Canyon has [...]
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State Says Simi’s Runkle Canyon OK for Development: News and Comment
December 30th, 2010 · No Comments · California, Development, Santa Susana Field Lab
A story in today’s (12-30) VC Star, says that the California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) told the Runkle Canyon developer this month, that “no further action” is necessary, in order for development to proceed at this Simi Valley site, which is neighbor to the contaminated Santa Susana Field Lab. To read the full [...]
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Santa Susana Field Lab Cleanup Signed Monday
December 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Santa Susana Field Lab, Ventura County
A state agency and two federal ones signed an historic Santa Susana Field Lab cleanup agreement on Monday (12-6). The California Dept. of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), the U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE), and NASA signed an accord to cleanup 741 acres of the contaminated sight, according to an article in the 12-7 Daily News. [...]
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Congratulations and Concerns Over the SSFL Agreement In Principle
October 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment · California, Santa Susana Field Lab
Liz Crawford is a longtime activist in the Santa Susana Field Lab cleanup, and has worked as an aide to Supervisor Linda Parks, and as environmental advisor to Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR-LA). Liz sent in a letter to Susan Callery of the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and to others, on 10-1-10, in regard to the Agreement [...]
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Boeing Asked to Join in SSFL Cleanup Agreement
September 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment · History, Santa Susana Field Lab
According to a story in the VC Star today (9-9), local and state officials want Boeing to sign on to the recent SSFL cleanup agreement. The cleanup concept that is in the ”agreement of principal” between the California Dept. of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), DOE and NASA is based on cleaning up to background levels of [...]
Tags: Boeing·DOE·DTSC·NASA·Norm Riley·Rocketdyne·SSFL·SSFL Cleanup
