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Cercla Cleanup 2020.04.09 Response From Epa To Eljc Letter Dated Dec. 2019, United States Environmental Protection Agency Apr 2020

Cercla Cleanup 2020.04.09 Response From Epa To Eljc Letter Dated Dec. 2019, United States Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

ELJC’s Dec. 13, 2019 letter commented on EPA’s November 15 letter to the Navy regarding the Navy's draft evaluation of radiological soil remediation goals at HPNS. This is EPA’s response to the four concerns identified in that letter: consideration of the risk posed by homegrown produce; lack of health based support for remediation goal for radium-226; retesting’s use of methods to adequately detect pollution; and, the Navy’s repeated unfounded statements to the public that the remediation goals are protective.


Cercla Cleanup 2019.12.13 Letter To Epa On Its November Comments To The Draft Fyr Addendum For Soil, Golden Gate University School Of Law Dec 2019

Cercla Cleanup 2019.12.13 Letter To Epa On Its November Comments To The Draft Fyr Addendum For Soil, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

December 13, 2019 letter to EPA providing additional comments on the Fourth Five Year Review and related documents which must analyze whether the cleanup is protective of human health and the environment: the Navy’s risk assessment should consider consumption of produce grown on the former shipyard; the Navy must provide rationale for the remedial goal used for radium-223; the retesting must use adequate sensitivity to detect radioactivity far below the current remedial goals which are not protective, and; the Navy continues to make unfounded assertions about the protectiveness of the remedy. (6 pages)


Cercla Cleanup 2019.11.07 Letter To Navy - Draft Addendum For Buildings, Golden Gate University School Of Law, Golden Gate University School Of Law Nov 2019

Cercla Cleanup 2019.11.07 Letter To Navy - Draft Addendum For Buildings, Golden Gate University School Of Law, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

November 7, 2019 letter to the Navy commenting on its Draft Addendum to the Five Year Review (evaluating radiological remedial goals for buildings), noting that the Navy’s process for calculating risk was inconsistent with EPA guidance in numerous instances, and resulted in underestimating risk to human health and the environment. Even so, the resulting risk was outside what EPA considers protective. (14 pages)


Cercla Cleanup 2019.10.14 Letter To Epa Re Concurrence With Fyr Protectiveness, Golden Gate University School Of Law Oct 2019

Cercla Cleanup 2019.10.14 Letter To Epa Re Concurrence With Fyr Protectiveness, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

October 14, 2019 letter to Angeles Herrera, EPA Region 9, Assistant Director, Superfund Division, Federal Facilities and Site Cleanup Branch, commenting that the Navy's protectiveness determinations are inconsistent with EPA's guidance and unsupported by the facts. (32 pages)


Cercla Cleanup 2019.09.06 Comment On Navy Fyr Addendum On Soil, Golden Gate University School Of Law Sep 2019

Cercla Cleanup 2019.09.06 Comment On Navy Fyr Addendum On Soil, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

September 6, 2019 letter to Derek J. Robinson, Navy BRAC Environmental Coordinator, providing comments from Greenaction regarding Navy' s Draft Addendum to Five-Year Review (Evaluation of Radiological Remedial Goals for Soil, Hunters Point Naval Shipyard). (25 pages)


Cercla Cleanup 2019.08.22 Response From Navy Re Remedial Goals And Prg Vs. Resrad, Golden Gate University School Of Law Aug 2019

Cercla Cleanup 2019.08.22 Response From Navy Re Remedial Goals And Prg Vs. Resrad, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

August 22, 2019 response from the Navy to Greenaction’s June 28 letter pointing to various inadequacies in the Navy’s review of protectiveness in the remedial design for the cleanup at the Shipyard. (2 pages)


California Department Of Public Health: Petition Cdph Response, Golden Gate University School Of Law Jul 2019

California Department Of Public Health: Petition Cdph Response, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

July 31, 2019 letter from Gonzalo Perez, Environmental Program Manager at the Radiological Health Branch of the CA Department of Public Health, responding to Greenaction’s July 23 inquiry, noting that CDPH is tracking the NRC and other proceedings related to Tetra Tech’s fraud, and that Tetra Tech's last radiological work in California pre-dated Greenaction’s challenge.


California Department Of Public Health: Petition Request For Action On Petition, Golden Gate University School Of Law Jul 2019

California Department Of Public Health: Petition Request For Action On Petition, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

July 23, 2019 letter to Gonzalo Perez, Environmental Program Manager at the Radiological Health Branch of the CA Department of Public Health, asking for a response or action related to Greenaction’s petition to revoke Tetra Tech’s California Radiological Materials License.


Cercla Cleanup 2019.06.28 Navy Use Of Prg Vs. Resrad, Golden Gate University School Of Law Jun 2019

Cercla Cleanup 2019.06.28 Navy Use Of Prg Vs. Resrad, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

June 28, 2019 letter to Laura Duchnack, BRAC PMO, requesting meaningful public participation and challenging the use of RESRAD. (18 pages)


Nrc Petition: Supplemental Filing 4 Exhibit 2 - Bowers 2nd Nrc Declaration, Golden Gate University School Of Law Jun 2019

Nrc Petition: Supplemental Filing 4 Exhibit 2 - Bowers 2nd Nrc Declaration, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

Declaration of Bert Bowers in support of June 21, 2019 Supplemental Filing No. 4 and Supplemental Prayer For Relief.


Nrc Petition: Supplemental Filing No. 4, Golden Gate University School Of Law Jun 2019

Nrc Petition: Supplemental Filing No. 4, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

June 21, 2019 filing to NRC: Supplemental Filing No. 4 and Supplemental Prayer For Relief.


Nrc Petition: Supplemental Filing 4 Exhibit 7 - Declaration Of Steven J Castleman, Golden Gate University School Of Law Jun 2019

Nrc Petition: Supplemental Filing 4 Exhibit 7 - Declaration Of Steven J Castleman, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

Declaration of Steven J. Castleman in support of June 21, 2019 Supplemental Filing No. 4 and Supplemental Prayer For Relief.


Nrc Petition: Supplemental Filing 4 Exhibit 4 - Mclaughlin Declaration, Golden Gate University School Of Law Apr 2019

Nrc Petition: Supplemental Filing 4 Exhibit 4 - Mclaughlin Declaration, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

Declaration of Kevin McLaughlin in support of June 21, 2019 Supplemental Filing No. 4 and Supplemental Prayer For Relief.


Cercla Cleanup 2019.03.15 Parcel G Plan Supplemental Comments, Golden Gate University School Of Law Mar 2019

Cercla Cleanup 2019.03.15 Parcel G Plan Supplemental Comments, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

March 15, 2019 letter to Derek Robinson, HPNS Navy BRAC Environmental, providing comments to the Draft Final Parcel G Removal Site Evaluation Work Plan, Former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, California, November 2018. (26 pages)


Cercla Cleanup 2019.02.05 Navy Prg Calculations, Golden Gate University School Of Law Feb 2019

Cercla Cleanup 2019.02.05 Navy Prg Calculations, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

February 5, 2019 letter to Thomas A. Macchiarella, BRAC PMO, requesting that the Navy release its Preliminary Remediation Goal calculations to the public related to the Parcel G Work Plan and Five Year Review and reopen public comment on these documents. (4 pages)


Cercla Cleanup 2018.11.20 Request Release Of Prg Data, Golden Gate University School Of Law Nov 2018

Cercla Cleanup 2018.11.20 Request Release Of Prg Data, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

Request to the Navy to release various calculations and inputs relied upon when using the EPA’s PRG calculator to assess risk to human health and the environment in its ongoing work to remediate contamination at the shipyard.


Nrc Petition Supplemental Filing: Reply To Tetra Tech Response, Golden Gate University School Of Law Oct 2018

Nrc Petition Supplemental Filing: Reply To Tetra Tech Response, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

Letter responding to Tetra Tech’s written response to the petition to revoke its radiological materials license, and supplementing Greenaction’s petition with additional information supporting the revocation of Tetra Tech’s license.


Cercla Cleanup 2018.09.07 Comments To Fourth Five-Year Review, Golden Gate University School Of Law Sep 2018

Cercla Cleanup 2018.09.07 Comments To Fourth Five-Year Review, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

Letter to the Navy providing specific, critical comments on its Draft Fourth Five Year Review. (52 pages)


Cercla Cleanup 2018.09.06 Response From Ca Dept Of Public Health, Golden Gate University School Of Law Sep 2018

Cercla Cleanup 2018.09.06 Response From Ca Dept Of Public Health, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

Response from the CA Department of Public Health related to its testing for hazardous materials left at Parcel A.


Cercla Cleanup 2018.08.14 Comments To Draft Parcel G Work Plan, Golden Gate University School Of Law Aug 2018

Cercla Cleanup 2018.08.14 Comments To Draft Parcel G Work Plan, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

Letter to the Navy providing specific, critical comments on its draft Parcel G Work Plan. Comments categories include requesting: the Navy share all substantive elements of its plan with the public before closing the public comment period; the Navy retest all areas where Tetra Tech worked; adequate oversight to ensure fraud is not repeated; update to remedial plans to reflect facts now in the record including Tetra Tech’s fraud and potential impacts which flow from that fraud; stop improperly modifying remedial goals, and; update plan for establishing radiological background levels. (27 pages)


Cercla Cleanup 2018.08.13 Letter To Request That Navy Release Supporting Documents, Golden Gate University School Of Law Aug 2018

Cercla Cleanup 2018.08.13 Letter To Request That Navy Release Supporting Documents, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

Request to the Navy to release various sampling plans which were referenced in the Draft Parcel G Work Plan, but were not released to the public, thus limiting the ability to evaluate and provide meaningful comments on the Parcel G Work Plan.


Cercla Cleanup 2018.08.01 Letter To Nancy Pelosi, Golden Gate University School Of Law Aug 2018

Cercla Cleanup 2018.08.01 Letter To Nancy Pelosi, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

Letter to Democratic Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, listing concerns about the integrity of the ongoing cleanup at Hunters Point and asking her to support transparency in the Navy’s cleanup operations.


California Department Of Public Health Petition To Revoke Tetra Tech's State Radiological License, Golden Gate University School Of Law Jul 2018

California Department Of Public Health Petition To Revoke Tetra Tech's State Radiological License, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

July 26, 2018 petition to the California Department of Public Health to revoke Tetra Tech’s state radiological materials license, based on the same evidence submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the petition to revoke Tetra Tech’s federal license and subsequent supplements to the original Petition (June 28, 2017) and supplements to the Petition.


Nrc Petition Supplemental Filing 3 2018.07.23, Golden Gate University School Of Law Jul 2018

Nrc Petition Supplemental Filing 3 2018.07.23, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

Letter supplementing Greenaction’s petition with additional information supporting the revocation of Tetra Tech’s license, including findings from the Navy and EPA reviews of Tetra Tech’s data from the cleanup.


Cercla Cleanup 2018.07.13 Comments To Cdph Parcel A Scanning Plan, Golden Gate University School Of Law Jul 2018

Cercla Cleanup 2018.07.13 Comments To Cdph Parcel A Scanning Plan, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

Comment letter to CA Department of Public Health criticizing the adequacy of its plan to scan Parcel A for radiological contaminants. (9 pages)


California Department Of Public Health Petition Exhibit 2 - Declaration Of Steven J Castleman, Golden Gate University School Of Law Jun 2018

California Department Of Public Health Petition Exhibit 2 - Declaration Of Steven J Castleman, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

Declaration of Steven J. Castleman in support of July 26, 2018 petition to the California Department of Public Health to revoke Tetra Tech’s state radiological materials license.


Nrc Petition Supplemental Filing 2 2018.02.13, Golden Gate University School Of Law Feb 2018

Nrc Petition Supplemental Filing 2 2018.02.13, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

Letter supplementing Greenaction’s petition with additional information supporting the revocation of Tetra Tech’s license, including reports by the Navy on data by Tetra Tech related to its remediation of soil at parcels C and E.


Nrc Petition Supplemental Filing 1 2018.01.18, Golden Gate University School Of Law Jan 2018

Nrc Petition Supplemental Filing 1 2018.01.18, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

Letter supplementing Greenaction’s petition with additional information supporting the revocation of Tetra Tech’s license, including a report by the Navy on data by Tetra Tech related to its remediation of soil at parcels B and G.


Cercla Cleanup 2017.12.21: Response From Navy, Golden Gate University School Of Law Dec 2017

Cercla Cleanup 2017.12.21: Response From Navy, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

Navy responding to Greenaction’s concerns with the ongoing cleanup provided in a letter to the Navy on August 22, 2017.


Cercla Cleanup 2017.08.22: Navy Not To Rely On Tetra Tech Data And Technical Grant, Golden Gate University School Of Law Aug 2017

Cercla Cleanup 2017.08.22: Navy Not To Rely On Tetra Tech Data And Technical Grant, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Environmental Law and Justice Clinic - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Documents

Comment letter asking the Navy to investigate the impact of Tetra Tech’s fraud by retesting surface and subsurface soils, and by interviewing witnesses and other relevant individuals related to the known fraud to uncover further instances and root causes of the fraud.