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In conjunction with the affected communities at Clark and Subic and San Francisco nonprofit Arc Ecology, FACES is participating in a lawsuit to require the US military to conduct environmental assessments at the former bases under US environmental law.

BACKGROUND
Under a provision of US Superfund law that deals with the cleanup of hazardous waste contamination, any person affected by the release of contamination from US installations may petition the US government to conduct a so-called “Preliminary Assessment/Site Inspection” (PA/SI) of a contaminated site. This PA/SI would identify the toxic “hot spots” at Clark and Subic and determine the extent of contamination. This would allow affected communities and groups to implement measures to protect public health and the environment. A PA/SI is also the first necessary step before conducting a systematic cleanup of toxic sites.

US REJECTION
Residents around Clark and Subic submitted petitions to the US Air Force and US Navy in 2000 but the US military rejected them.

CLEAN! CAMPAIGN
Members of the affected communities, supported by FACES and San Francisco based Arc Ecology are now taking legal action against the US Air Force and US Navy to enforce the law. The lawsuit will be filed in early December at the San Jose Federal District Court, with an expected response from the US government by early February 2003.