CBS LOS ANGELES Only On 9: Vernon Mother Says Exide Plant Has Poisoned The Area For Children July 25, 2015 9:34 AM BOYLE HEIGHTS (CBSLA.com) — A Vernon woman has opened up to CBS2/KCAL9 about what it’s like raising her son in a home surrounded by soil known to be contaminated with lead. Terry Cano’s […]
CBS LOS ANGELES State Regulators Face Tough Questions Over Lead Contamination Near Exide Battery Plant July 24, 2015 12:04 AM VERNON (CBSLA.com) — Concerns continue to mount over lead contamination near the Exide Technologies battery recycling facility. State regulators Thursday night answered some tough questions about the hazardous waste during a public meeting in Boyle Heights. Members of […]
 CBS LOS ANGELES Lead Contamination Near Exide Plant May Be Worse Than Previously Thought July 8, 2015 9:00 PM Randy Paige BOYLE HEIGHTS (CBSLA.com) — Lead contamination near the Exide Technologies battery-recycling facility in Vernon could be far worse than previously thought. According to environmental health experts, the contamination goes far beyond areas previously known, reported CBS2’s […]
Exide Technologies Advisory Group Meeting The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) will host the next meeting of the Exide Technologies Advisory Group. Translation services will be provided. The meeting is open to the public and will take place:  Thursday, July 23rd, from 6pm – 8pm, […]
DTSC is concerned that the feed material in the Blast Furnace Feed Room has not yet been completely removed. As stated in the letter dated May 13, 2015, DTSC has already determined that storage of this material is not appropriate and removal is necessary to protect human health and the environment. Storage of this material […]
On June 17, 2015, the California Department of Toxic Substances issued Exide a NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY FOR CLOSURE PLAN regarding the company’s proposed plan to close its troubled and toxic lead smelter. Exide submitted the plan on May 15. According to the DTSC: “The Notice of Deficiency is extensive. The Notice of Deficiency provides comments that […]
On June 17, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control issued Exide a NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY FOR CLOSURE PLAN
Despite that notice, on Dec. 8, the city and parish issued a sales and/or use tax assessment for $1,925,202.17, according to Exide’s motion. The city and parish’s complaint sought East Baton Rouge Parish sales and/or use tax for the period January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2009 based on a 2010 audit. Law 360 Exide […]
Similar Exide facilities in Los Angeles and Frisco, Texas, have contaminated nearby communities with lead, leading to cleanups costing hundreds of millions of dollars and toxic tort claims exceeding $3 billion, the coalition told the U.S. Department of Justice. Last summer, an Exide consultant found lead in the ground water below the Muncie facility at […]
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