Santa Susana Field Lab

Radioactive Rain

The Partial Nuclear Meltdown That Still Haunts Ventura County Here’s a new story I wrote for Ojai magazine on — believe it or not — a major nuclear accident, a partial nuclear meltdown, that still contaminates part of Ventura County. ‘Woody Guthrie used to say that some men will rob you with a six-gun, andContinue reading “Radioactive Rain”

STATE FINDS CHEMICAL AND RADIOACTIVITY EMERGENCY IN FORMER BURN PIT AT SANTA SUSANA FIELD LAB

From the Ojai Valley News/VCSun At an online Nov. 9 meeting with nearly 60 community members, Jamie Slaughter, a public participation specialist for the state Department of Toxic Substances Control, announced plans for soil removal, cleanup and further testing at the former 6-acre burn pit site within the Santa Susana Field Lab site in easternContinue reading “STATE FINDS CHEMICAL AND RADIOACTIVITY EMERGENCY IN FORMER BURN PIT AT SANTA SUSANA FIELD LAB”

Ventura County Public Health Calls for Clean-up of Santa Susana Field Lab

[Note: here’s a story I wrote for Friday’s Ojai Valley News, about the decades-long controversy over cleaning up one of the most contaminated sites in the state, both chemically and with radionuclides.] Public Health Officer warns of dangers of not fully cleaning up Santa Susana Field Lab Editor’s Note: This content is being offered free,Continue reading “Ventura County Public Health Calls for Clean-up of Santa Susana Field Lab”