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EXIDE MUNCIE, INDIANA BREAKING NEWS: Coalition of community and environmental groups challenge EPA’s proposed settlement with Exide for (once again) repeated violations of the Clean Air Act with its emissions of lead and other toxins

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July 1, 2015 in Lastest News

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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EXIDE VERNON BREAKING NEWS: California Senate approves SB 654 to increase oversight of hazardous waste facilities to help prevent irresponsible companies like Exide from knowingly contaminating neighborhoods, air, water and soil with lead, arsenic and other toxins

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June 5, 2015 in CA, California, Exide Vernon, Exide's Negative Impact on Other Communities, Lastest News

NEWS RELEASE Senato President Pro Tempore Kevin de León’s Office Senate Approves Pro Tem’s Bill to Prevent Another Exide Disaster  Thursday, June 04, 2015 SB 654 Tightens Lax DTSC Oversight of Hazardous Waste Facilities SACRAMENTO – The Senate today approved a bill by Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León to increase state oversight of hazardous […]

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EXIDE VERNON BREAKING NEWS: PLEASE READ AND SHARE! Community leader appeals to California Gov. Jerry Brown regarding very serious concerns about potential sham settlement with violation-ridden Exide; Exide still under criminal investigation by the U.S. Justice Department for handling of toxic waste

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October 23, 2014 in Clean-up of Exide lead smelter site, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Exide Vernon, Exide's Negative Impact on Other Communities, Lastest News

“It’s just another sign of their lack of oversight. It’s just another sign. You know, they’re not going to do anything until the judge orders them to do something to fix up that place,” A ‘sham settlement’ Msgr. Moretta, who has pastored Resurrection for almost 30 years, was so moved by the latest revelation that […]

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