By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer BOYLE HEIGHTS — U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla vowed to continue pressing federal authorities to designate neighborhoods adjacent to the Exide […]
Tag: Department of Toxic Substances Control
Governor funds cleanup of parkways near Exide
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer BOYLE HEIGHTS — A revised May budget from Gov. Gavin Newsom would provide $67.3 million to remove lead from soil […]
Residents unite at meeting on Exide cleanup operations
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer HUNTINGTON PARK — Residents of lead-infested properties near the closed Exide Technologies plant and unionized cleanup crews urged the community […]
New report questions Exide cleanup efforts
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Angry residents unleashed criticism on the state Department of Toxic Substances Control during an online gathering for […]
Judge rules against state in Exide cleanup decision
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer VERNON — A federal judge has ruled in favor of defendant NL Industries and others, clearing them from liability of […]
Company files suit over Exide cleanup costs
National Lead Industries tries to disrupt system, activist says By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer VERNON — Community activists and a state official decried a counterclaim […]
Property owners near Exide hit with ‘unscrupulous’ suit
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer VERNON — Two property owners with homes that have been cleared of lead from the former Exide Technologies plant revealed […]
Odd-shaped parcels raise Exide cleanup costs
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer VERNON — A contract worth $82 million to cleanup residential properties with unusual shapes and difficult to access for crews […]
Parkway cleanup delayed for properties near Exide
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer BOYLE HEIGHTS — In 2012, Carlos Medina and his wife bought a small craftsman house with a green front lawn […]
L.A. council votes to seek remedies to fund Exide cleanup
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council has approved a motion to seek legal remedies to obtain clean-up funding and accountability […]