State Files Lawsuit Against DoD for Chem Weapons

Denver, Colorado The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court seeking a court-ordered deadline for the Army to destroy mustard agent and toxic chemicals stored at the Army's Pueblo Chemical Weapons Depot. The lawsuit states that 780,000 artillery and mortar rounds containing over 2,600 tons of mustard need to be destroyed as well as 26 containers reportedly leaking mustard. DOD was forced to scrap previous disposal plans developed due to technical and financial limitations.