She has tweeted pleading with the US Government to clean up a nuclear site
Kim has become known for raising awareness of social issues in recent years and she doesn't seem to be stopping now. In a string of Tweets posted last night she shared the news about the 60th anniversary of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory Meltdown. The Nuclear site is located just 10 miles from Kim's home in Calabasas.
Today I went to an event for the 60th anniversary of the Santa Susana Field Lab Melt Down. It still hasn’t been cleaned up after 60 years! 60 kids all have rare cancers linked to this toxic site! It’s time to clean this up! This site is 10 miles from my home!
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) 13 July 2019
Santa Susana used to be used for testing nuclear and rocket engines but has been out of use since 2006. It's since been unused and the US government have been promising to clean up the area since 2017, according to her Tweets.
I met families who’s babies have died from the rare cancer they have from living so close to this toxic site. It’s heart breaking and they should have cleaned this up decades ago! Boing and NASA tested rockets at this site & agreed to clean it up by 2017 but haven’t! It’s time!!!
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) 13 July 2019
A group of families that live in the area have blamed their children's rare cancers on the toxic site and have been campaigning for years to get it cleaned up
Kim took the opportunity to use her platform for good as she shared a petition run by a local mother to urge the Government to finally begin the clean-up.
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) 13 July 2019
The petition has over 600,000 signatures so far!
