Officials seeks Superfund status for Exide
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer BOYLE HEIGHTS — U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla vowed to continue pressing federal authorities to designate…
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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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…