The U.S. Navy has begun to remove hazardous materials from several contaminated buildings slated for demolition at the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco, the department announced.

Abatement and removal of waste at six buildings in the Superfund site has started, with demolition scheduled to begin in late March. Superfund sites are federal designations for areas contaminated with hazardous materials that require long-term cleanup.

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Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.