Boeing wins court ruling

A federal judge has invalidated a state law that makes Boeing Co. responsible for decontaminating its portion of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory to standards that are stricter than national cleanup guidelines. Susan Abram in the Daily News.

U.S. District Judge John F. Walter overturned Senate Bill 990, saying it improperly singled out the former rocket-engine and nuclear test site for special treatment. The 2007 law tightens the standards for chemical and radioactive cleanup at the lab, and makes the state Department of Toxic Substances Control responsible for overseeing the work.

Officials with Boeing heralded the ruling, saying the company has always planned to clean its portion of the field lab to standards sufficient for the land to eventually be used as open space for residential projects.