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Real Hot Property
Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat - May 18, 2006
The cover story that jolted Los Angeles was soon on KNBC-Channel 4 which
documented the perils of a radiation dump under a dog park and the shocked
reactions of Brentwood residents and dog lovers. A shorter version of the
EnviroReporter.com expose of the same name.
Where the Bodies are Buried
EnviroReporter.com - May 25, 2006
Animal and human radiation testing helped fill the Brentwood dump with toxins
poisonous for up to thousands of years. These gruesome experiments were
justified by VA and UCLA doctors at the time including the founder of UCLA's
medical school, Stafford Warren.
Where the Bodies are Buried
Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat - May 25, 2006
This Frontlines news feature enraged newspaper readers with tales of cruel
animal and human radiation experimentation during the go-go years of the Cold
War. Not for the squeamish. A shorter version of the EnviroReporter.com article
of the same title.
Digging Up the Dirt
Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat - June 29,2006
CityBeat nuke dump expose inspires calls for new investigations by local and
federal officials. From City of Los Angeles Councilman Bill Rosendahl, LA
County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky to Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Los Angeles),
officials demand new independent tests of the VA's nuclear and chemical dump.
Los Angeles Recreation and Parks, leery of the nuclear waste revelations, says
that the VA has promised to test their Brentwood property.
Nuclear Reactions
Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat - December 7,2006
Veterans Administration begins testing for radioactive waste beneath popular
dog park and surrounding areas including Brentwood School. The Los Angeles
Times writes, "The dumping was largely forgotten until earlier this year when
reporter Michael Collins, writing for the alternative weekly Los Angeles City Beat
and EnviroReporter.com, raised new concerns about the dump area."
Nuke Dump Summary
EnviroReporter.com
The latest on the Brentwood dump.
Real Hot Property
EnviroReporter.com - May 18, 2006
This comprehensive investigation of a
nuclear dump in Brentwood, California
was the debut feature of
EnviroReporter.com. This groundbreaking
work is the result of a five-year
investigation.
Hide and Seek
Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat - February 22, 2007
Brentwood School study finds no radiation on campus land leased from the VA,
but bigger questions remain unanswered.
Nuke 'Em High
Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat - August 16, 2007
Unearthing the VA dump’s dirty secrets raises more questions than answers.
Million Dollar Maybe
Los Angeles CityBeat - September 12, 2007
VA commits to further Brentwood nuke dump study, though uncertainty remains.
Nuke Dump Documents
EnviroReporter.com
A comprehensive collection of documents
related to the dump including detailed
analysis of over 5,600 pages of VA-supplied
papers obtained by Congressman Henry
Waxman as well as important information that
helped form the basis of our investigation.