Officials seek trust on toxic cleanup

Nearly two decades after neighbors learned the hilltop Santa Susana Field Lab was rife with toxic and radioactive contamination, the long-delayed cleanup is at a critical crossroads. Kerry Cavanaugh at the Daily News.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is now considering signing a bill that would force Boeing and the federal government to clean up the former nuclear and rocket-engine test lab to the highest environmental standards.

Under judge's orders, the federal Department of Energy is about to begin a new study of the radioactive and chemical contamination at its former nuclear research facility.