Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi Representing the 12th District of California
San Francisco – Today, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Navy John Phelan urging strengthened communication, transparency and accountability in the long-running cleanup effort at the Hunters Point Shipyard Superfund site.
The letter comes amid renewed public concern after elevated plutonium-239 levels at the site were revealed in press reports rather than proactive outreach from the Navy to the Hunters Point community. While the Navy later conveyed that the readings posed no harm to San Franciscans, Pelosi noted that this reassurance arrived only after the fact.
“The continued cadence of misfires in communication and delays with the completion of the cleanup further erode the public trust in the Navy’s ability to complete this long-awaited clean up and redevelopment,” Pelosi wrote.
Pelosi emphasized that the project’s success hinges on coordinated oversight and transparent engagement with community stakeholders. She continued: “I am counting on your commitment to the Navy’s continued efforts in the Hunters Point Shipyard and will fight to ensure robust resources continue to be secured so that this project can be complete once and for all. That effort is entirely reliant on the Navy’s ongoing, frequent dialogue with total transparency.”
During her time representing San Francisco in the Congress, Pelosi has secured over $1 billion in federal funding for the clean-up of the Hunters Point Shipyard. Last year, Pelosi hosted then-Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro to tour the site in preparation for the demolition of the remaining non-historic buildings.
The full text of the letter can be found HERE.