By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer Two of three former industrial parcels in South Gate with high levels of underground contamination are being targeted for thermal […]
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West Hollywood to mark Green Week April 15-22
Wave Staff Report WEST HOLLYWOOD — The city will celebrate Green Week 2023 April 15-22 to focus attention during April on the city’s environmental efforts and initiatives […]
Lynwood gets grant for soil sampling at Alameda Triangle
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer LYNWOOD — The city has hired an engineering and environmental consultant for nearly $427,000 to prepare a soil pollution study […]
Area around Exide plant could be Superfund site
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer VERNON — A perimeter with properties impacted by lead pollution from the Exide Technologies plant may be designated a Superfund […]
Long Beach Freeway committee debates how to fill vacancies
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — A split emerged among community leadership committee members during the panel’s first meeting March 31 on how […]
Southeast bike path expansion put on hold
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — A bike path expansion project in Southeast Los Angeles cities along the Los Angeles River has been […]
Scrap metal plant spread lead, arsenic, investigators say
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — A closed metal scrap facility in the Walnut Park section of South Los Angeles is the […]
Cleanup action near Exide plant picked up in 2021
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer VERNON — Residential cleanups continued at a rate of 80 parcels a month as efforts to eradicate the damage to […]
Freeway task force looks to expand community outreach
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — A revived task force studying the Long Beach (710) Freeway has committed to include diverse stakeholders and […]
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 May rose above environmental limits […]