Chemical weapons found at Schofield
Star-Bulletin
reports
and Advertiser
reports
that the Army has continued to unearth discarded chemical weapons at Schofield
Barracks.A coalition of environmental and Native Hawaiian rights groups last month called for an independent investigation and disclosure by the Army of depleted uranium munitions use in Hawai'i after the material was found at Schofield.
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"We've always been concerned about the environmental health impacts of military activity here," said Kyle Kajihiro, program director for the American Friends Service Committee. "If there are more chemical weapons in the Schofield area or in any of the ranges, that would be a serious concern that they be cleaned up to the safest level possible, and that the public be informed about what's going on."
Posted: Sat
- February 4, 2006 at 08:57 AM