Archive | July, 2016

EXIDE VERNON EDITORIAL – LOS ANGELES TIMES: It’s unacceptable to delay Exide cleanup when public health is at stake

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July 30, 2016 in CA, California, Clean up of Vernon lead smelter site, Clean-up of Exide lead smelter site, Exide Vernon, Exide's Negative Impact on Other Communities, Health, Lastest News

WHY? WHY? WHY? MAKE THE ALL RESPONSIBLE OFFICIALS FROM MUNICIPAL TO FEDERAL LEVEL ANSWER THIS QUESTION – HONESTLY! NOW!!  #NOMORETIME #NOMOREEXCUSES #NOMORELIES Earlier this month, state officials revealed that they had found nearly 250 spots on 203 properties near the former Exide battery recycling plant where levels of brain-damaging lead were more than 10 times higher than California’s health standard […]

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EXIDE VERNON UPDATE: — WHY??? — Toxic, brain-damaging lead levels 100 times higher than health limits found in soil of homes near Exide lead smelter; DTSC, state regulators refuse to release majority of contamination readings for most of affected properties

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July 28, 2016 in CA, California, Children's Health, Clean up of Vernon lead smelter site, Clean-up of Exide lead smelter site, Exide Vernon, Exide's Negative Impact on Other Communities, Health, Lastest News

Homes, schools and at least one day-care center near a shuttered Vernon battery recycler are contaminated with higher levels of brain-damaging lead than previously disclosed, with soil samples at one property as much as 100 times above California’s health standard, state and county records show. Yet it remains unclear where and at what concentrations the poisonous […]

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EXIDE VERNON UPDATE: DTSC reports shows high lead levels at five elementary schools near Exide

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July 10, 2016 in CA, California, Clean up of Vernon lead smelter site, Clean-up of Exide lead smelter site, Exide Vernon, Exide's Negative Impact on Other Communities, Lastest News

89.3 KPCC – SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO High lead levels found at 5 schools near Exide BY Elizabeth Aguilera July 08 2016 CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO AUDIO FROM THIS STORY – 4:48 Three-year-old Alejandro Monterroso is in hot pursuit of his 7-year-old sister Emily on a  dusty side yard at Lorena Street Elementary School in […]

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EXIDE VERNON: IMPORTANT NOTICE – Last chance for public input on scope of DTSC Environmental Impact Report connected with massive cleanup of toxic Exide lead smelter site and surrounding neighborhoods is JULY 11, 6-8 p.m. PST, at the Resurrection Church

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July 10, 2016 in CA, California, Clean up of Vernon lead smelter site, Clean-up of Exide lead smelter site, Exide Vernon, Lastest News

LAST CHANCE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON SCOPE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT BEING PREPARED FOR MASSIVE CLEANUP OF TOXIC EXIDE LEAD SMELTER SITE IS JULY 11, FROM 6 P.M. TO 8 P.M. AT RESURRECTION CHURCH EGPNEWS.COM Public Input Being Sought for Exide EIR By EGP Staff Report The public’s final chance to weigh in on the […]

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