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Residents of San Francisco's Treasure Island are seeking $2 billion in a class-action lawsuit and calling for the island's $6 billion redevelopment to halt until the land is free of contamination
Residents of San Francisco's Treasure Island are seeking $2 billion in a class-action lawsuit and calling for the island's $6 billion redevelopment to halt until the land is free of contamination
Jan 25, 2020, 01:04 IST
The island, which sits in the bay between Oakland and San Francisco, was once used as a US Navy base starting in the 1940s.
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In the decades since the Navy was tasked with the island's clean-up, there's been back-and-forth on whether or not the land is actually clear of contaminants.
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Residents claim that they've developed health problems since moving onto the island, which they say is because of exposure to the island's contamination.