The Santa Susana Field Laboratory in Los Angeles is a cold war legacy site with numerous toxic and radiological contamination issues in need of remediation. On May 23, 2007, Chairman Waxman learned that the Department of Energy was preparing to demolish structures at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory without completing an environmental impact statement as required by a federal court. Chairman Waxman wrote DOE to express his concerns and to request an assurance that an EIS would be prepared prior to the remediation. On June 27, 2007, the Department of Energy announced that it would comply with Chairman Waxman’s request.
