New developments have come to light in the fight for environmental justice in the Hunters Point community.

A new suit has been filed with California’s Proposition 65, the “right to know” law, backing it.

Heads of School Concerned

The suit against Lennar Corp. has been filed by the Center for Self-Improvement and Community Development, which runs the University of Islam, on behalf of the entire community.

Concerned school officials and residents believe the company has failed to provide a clear and responsible warning that the community is being exposed to asbestos.

Lennar Associates Management and Lennar’s subcontractor, Gordon N. Ball, have also been named in the suit.

Lawsuit Details

The suit claims Lennar and Ball have been engaging in construction activities such as scraping, and grading, involving materials like asbestos.

Minister Christopher Muhammad, the head of the school, says he learned about the asbestos in the air six months after the construction began.

“I did not know the dust contained asbestos until a young worker, blew the whistle in 2006 and got fired from the site the next day,” says Muhammad.

Proposition 65

Prop. 65 was passed in 1986 and is intended to inform California residents about hazardous materials like asbestos.

(Source: San Francisco Bay Guardian)

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