Dive summary: 

• The U.S. Air Force tried for 10 months to label radium dust left over from glow-in-the-dark aircraft instruments, "naturally occurring," though California regulators demanded it be labeled toxic and be sent to a proper hazardous waste landfill in Idaho.
• Radium, which is responsible for the glowing of the instruments, has already been found in the soil at McClellan Air Force Base; radium is known to increase the risk of lymphoma, bone cancer and leukemia.
• The Air Force has already created problems in California after dumping 2,200 tons of radioactive waste at an unlicensed hazardous waste facility which sits on top of aquifers that provide drinking water to some areas in Buttonwillow, Calif.

From the article: 

After California regulators refused to allow the U.S. Air Force to label residue from radioactive aircraft instruments as “naturally occurring” – declaring it unsuitable for a Bakersfield-area dump – the military turned to Idaho with the same story.

There, military officials met with success. The Air Force is now sending radioactive waste from Sacramento County’s McClellan Air Force Base to a Grand View, Idaho, hazardous waste landfill. ...