Carson seeks to declare emergency to speed oil site cleanup
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - 01:30
in Mathematics & Economics
Shell Oil denies benzene and petroleum under the Carousel housing tract pose immediate health risks. Residents and city disagree.Carson city officials are seeking to declare a local emergency in an effort to pressure the state and an oil company to speed the cleanup of a contaminated housing tract where residents have been advised not to eat vegetables or fruit from their yards and to limit contact with the soil.