And now residents have discovered that tritium levels in some groundwater supplies near where the spills occurred are above what the EnvironmentalProtection Agency considers safe.
For years they were caught up in disputes over whether the air at ground zero was really toxic -- the EnvironmentalProtection Agency long claimed it was safe -- and whether the illnesses could be linked to the attack site.
The Safe Stoves project shows a virtuous circle in action, thanks to technology -- environmentalprotection, improved safety for women, access to clean energy for the poor, enhanced climate security.
And investigations by the Bush administration's Justice Department and EnvironmentalProtection Agency found no criminal conduct by Marine Corps officials and no violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act.