Environmental Protection Agency
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East Los Angeles
Freeway task force divided over residents’ health concerns
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — A divided task force voted to support a package of measures to…
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East Los Angeles
Superfund designation for Exide could take time
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer VERNON — Making the Exide Technologies cleanup perimeter part of the national Superfund would take…
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East Los Angeles
Vernon plant monitored for carcinogenic emissions
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer VERNON — Sterigenics U.S., an industrial plant that released high quantities of a carcinogenic chemical…
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East Los Angeles
EPA to test soil near former metal recycling plant
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer WALNUT PARK — The Environmental Protection Agency will conduct soil samples tests in two neighborhoods…
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Community
Exide cleanup crews seek more state protections
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer VERNON — As the state Department of Toxic Substances Control conducted bids for companies seeking…
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East Los Angeles
Community is briefed on air quality near Exide plant
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer VERNON — Airborne lead particles from scaffolding removed at the former Exide battery plant in…
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East Los Angeles
More funds needed to complete Exide site cleanup
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer VERNON — The trustee appointed to oversee the cleanup at the former Exide’s battery recycling…
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