Letters from our Readers: With safety issue aside, redevelop Hunters Point

Now that President Barack Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency has definitely found that redevelopment of the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard is not causing health problems for residents, it’s time to focus on getting the project moving rather than impeding it.

The EPA’s draft report last month was the latest scientific study deeming the project safe. The EPA found that monitoring procedures are effectively minimizing “dust generation and limiting asbestos exposure.”