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East Los Angeles
South Gate contaminated sites may finally get EPA Superfund cleanups
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer Two of three former industrial parcels in South Gate with high levels of underground contamination…
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West Hollywood
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…
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East Los Angeles
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…
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East Los Angeles
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…
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East Los Angeles
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…
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Compton
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…
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East Los Angeles
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…
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East Los Angeles
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…
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East Los Angeles
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…
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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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