Corps Begins Cleanup of Formerly Used Defense Site at Attu Island
![Two excavators dig up contaminated soil and old, rusted diesel drums June 20 at Attu Island, the western-most island in the Aleutian chain. (Photo by Dena O Corps Begins Cleanup of Formerly Used Defense Site at Attu Island](https://alaska-native-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/image08-08-2016-10.41.23-e1683456782302.jpg)
ATTU ISLAND, Alaska – Against the backdrop of a crisp, blue sky and snow-scattered mountains, a bright orange excavator sharply claws at the earth near Massacre Bay. With each dip of its bucket, contaminated soil, tar and old, rusted diesel drums are unearthed from their decades-long resting place. Once a bustling active military site, the […]