As Trump administration reforms the EPA, cleanups of America’s most toxic sites are uncertain
For nearly 100 years, the former Exide plant melted lead-acid car batteries that polluted properties in the mostly Latino ...
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EPA debris site for Eaton Fire sparks protest from community in Duarte
Tensions continue to rise in Duarte as people living in the city and surrounding communities protest the EPA’s use of Lario ...
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EPA facing monumental battery cleanup after LA wildfires
Cleanup consists of crushing and then taking the remnants ... or warning that the area would become an EPA processing site. The densely populated Los Angeles area only has a few sites concave ...
EPA rushes to meet Trump's deadline to clear toxic debris from Los Angeles area wildfire zones
An executive order signed by President Trump in late January called for the EPA to expedite its removal of hazardous ...
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Phase 1 EPA wildfire cleanup on track to be complete by end of February, mayor says
The forms allow the Corps to begin clearing debris from residential properties destroyed in the fires as soon as those properties are cleared of hazardous materials by the EPA in Phase 1.
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EPA incident commander describes process of removing hazardous materials from Palisades Fire zone
Steve Calanog, an EPA deputy ... containers, then placed on semitrucks and shipped off to permanent facilities. The site at Will Rogers State Beach was approved by Los Angeles County, with a ...
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EPA faces backlash for debris site near Los Angeles communities after massive wildfires
Now, as crews clean charred remains from ... cars and electronics across the Los Angeles area. The EPA has begun the enormous task of removing potentially hundreds of tons of hazardous materials ...
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EPA facing monumental battery cleanup after LA wildfires
The Environmental Protection Agency is facing a monumental challenge clearing up batteries after the California wildfires, a ...