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"In its early days as a major aircraft manufacturer, Boeing was remarkably open
about toxic chemicals flowing from its factory into the neighboring Duwamish,
Seattle’s only river and a longtime source of food, tradition and culture for
Indigenous people.
In fact, the company described the Duwamish River as “a natural collector for
Boeing’s fluid wastes” in a 1950 magazine article Boeing produced for its
employees. Boeing said at the time that it had a handle on the situation —
asserting, for example, that some of its most volatile waste would be
neutralized by chemicals released by other polluters.
Today the waterway is among the nation’s most contaminated, a full-scale
cleanup is scheduled to begin next year, and Boeing is deep in negotiations
over how to split the cost with other leading landowners on the river: the
city, adjoining King County and the Port of Seattle.
As with most negotiations conducted under the nation’s Superfund cleanup law,
the parties agreed long ago to keep details of their talks secret. But a
short-lived lawsuit, filed by the port last year and withdrawn in June, offered
a glimpse of a staggering dollar figure that’s never been part of the public
discussion."
Via Christoph S.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
