Base Closures Focus Attention On Toxic Waste

US base closings could add to cleanup tasks despite EPA report of pollution declines.

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May 18, 2005, 5:00 AM PDT

"The recent announcement of another round of military base closures could put more focus on the problem of toxic waste and how to solve it.

...According to the GAO, which looked at the previous four rounds of base closures going back to 1988, 28 percent of the total acreage has yet to be transferred "due primarily to the need for environmental cleanup."

Thanks to Chris Steins

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