Boeing Reaps Stimulus Millions to Clean Up Site It Was Fined for Polluting

[happy_liberal]

One would think that the best candidate for a $15.9 million stimulus contract <2> for environmental cleanup and monitoring might not be a company fined for dumping a toxic stew of pollutants at the same site. But one would be wrong, at least according to the federal government, which awarded the no-bid job to Boeing in July, reports the new investigative-reporting outfit California Watch <3>.

Boeing's environmental rap sheet features a $471,000 fine from a regional California water-quality board in 2007 for 79 pollution violations involving toxic wastewater streaming into the Los Angeles River. According to California Watch:

Boeing had discharged 118.5 million gallons of water laced with pollutants like chromium, lead and mercury, according to the water board. At one point, the company exceeded the allowable concentration of cancer-causing dioxin by 6,900 times. The water board said the chronic violations created a risk to public health and, given Boeing's resources and sophistication, were "exceedingly serious."

Nevertheless, the Department of Energy tasked Boeing with environmental monitoring at that very site, without taking bids from other companies.

http://www.propublica.org/article/boeing-reaps-stimulus-millions-to-clean-up-site-fined-for-polluting-111

[happy_liberal]

1. 471,000 fine for 15.9 million return- not a bad investment

I wonder if someone should check into how the rest of stimulus money is being spent? I really doubt this stimulus project created many jobs.

[liberal N proud]

2. Isn't America great?

:sarcasm:

[spanone]

3. ain't that america

[happy_liberal]

4. kinda sad we have come to accept this type of thing

nt

[Canuckistanian]

5. "Uniquely American"

To quote a sage of times past.

[happy_liberal]

6. 'fool me once

shame on, shame on you....fool me you can't get fooled again'

[leftstreet]

7. No Corporation Left Behind! n/t

[happy_liberal]

8. this is a great new news site I found if anyone is interested

http://www.propublica.org/

no ads, no huffington/hollywood BS...just investigative journalism, a dying art.