Santa Susana lab debate

A week after the governor announced an agreement to preserve the Santa Susana Field Lab as public parkland, some environmentalists warned Thursday that the deal could let the Boeing Co. leave much of the radiologically contaminated soil on site. Kerry Cavanaugh in the Daily News.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill by Sen. Sheila Kuehl, D-Los Angeles, on Friday that requires Boeing to clean up the 2,850-acre hilltop lab to the strictest environmental standards.

However, the governor's support came with a condition: Kuehl must introduce legislation next session that could allow a less stringent cleanup standard in exchange for Boeing dedicating the land for open space.