San Francisco health officials press for protective oversight at Hunters Point, open environmental clinic for Bayview residents

San Francisco Department of Public Health officials told the Health Commission on Oct. 6 that they remain actively engaged in oversight and advocacy around cleanup at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard and have opened an environmental medicine clinic at the Southeast Family Health Center to serve Bayview residents.

The updates matter to Bayview Hunters Point residents because the U.S. Navy is the lead federal agency responsible for investigation and remediation of contamination at the former shipyard, and regulators and the city are assessing how climate-driven sea-level rise and groundwater changes could affect cleanup remedies already planned for the site. "The U.S. Navy is the lead federal agency responsible for investigating and remediating the site," said Susan Philip, the city’s health officer and director of the Population Health Division. "We remain closely engaged, reviewing technical information and advocating for health-protective measures on behalf of the community."

DPH said the Environmental Protection Agency, the…