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Entries Tagged as 'Rocketdyne SSFL Cleanup'

Former DTSC Head Speaks at Rocketdyne Museum Closing

March 28th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

Norm Riley, former project manager of  the Rocketdyne cleanup for the California Dept. of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), spoke this afternoon at the last open house of the American Cancer Museum of Education (ACME) in Chatsworth. Mr. Riley spoke about the cleanup efforts and processes to a group of about 25 people , and answered questions.  [...]

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Mary Wiesbrock Says Independent Testing Hampered by No CAG

March 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Outdoors

Mary today, (3-27) to the yahoo group, Rocketdyne Information Society, and I quote with her permission: “Save Open Space supported a  Rocketdyne Community Action Group (CAG) so that there would be independent experts/consultants making sure that the cleanup studies are accurate and that the cleanup is done right. Our (SOS) comments to the various Santa Susana [...]

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State Continues SSFL Talks with Boeing

October 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

The Conejo Post has reported previously that the Rocketdyne draft cleanup agreement that the California Department of Toxic Substances (DTSC) recently released to the public for comment, did not include Boeing, the largest Rocketdyne landowner. Today, an article in the Ventura County Star says that the state has extended a deadline from today, to February 15, that would allow Boeing to file [...]

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Thoughts on the SOS Comment Letter to the DTSC

October 6th, 2009 · 2 Comments · California

From reading the emails from the Rocketdyne Information Society (a Yahoo Group) for many months, I know that there is a deep concern among many activists over Norm Riley’s removal as head of the Rocketdyne cleanup for the California Department of Toxic Substances(DTSC).  Christina Walsh and William Bowling of www.ACMELA.org, and Mary Wiesbrock of Save Open [...]

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Norm Riley of Cal. DTSC Reportedly Retires, and the Case of the Missing Letter

September 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

PLEASE SEE CORRECTION TO THIS POST, DATED 9-5, TITLE, “NORM RILEY’S EMAIL CLEARS LETTER CONFUSION…”  I have been posting about the controversy over Norm Riley’s recent removal as the Cal. Department of Toxic Substance’s (DTSC) Project Manager for the Rocketdyne cleanup.  I received an email from Christina Walsh of cleanuprocketdyne.org  on the Rocketdyne Information Society web group that [...]

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Rocketdyne Activists Send Letter to Governor Schwarzenegger

September 1st, 2009 · 4 Comments · California, Ventura County

A tough, 4-page letter was emailed to Governor Schwarzenegger today by Rocketdyne cleanup activists Christina Walsh and William Bowling of the Aerospace Cancer Museum of Education (ACMELA) and cleanuprocketdyne.org, according to an email I received from Christina at www.cleanuprocketdyne.org.  The email included a copy of the letter.  Cosigning it were Mary Wiesbrock and Sue Boecker of Save [...]

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Respected DTSC Project Manager of Rocketdyne Cleanup Replaced

August 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

Norm Riley, with the California Department of Toxic Substances Control was removed as Project Manager of the Rocketydyne SSFL cleanup on August 19, according to an online story in the Ventura County Star of the same date.  The announcement was made by the acting Director of the DTSC, Maziar Movassaghi, who also announced that an Assistant Director [...]

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