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EXIDE VERNON BREAKING NEWS: Soil sampling in Maywood, Bell marks new phase in Exide lead pollution investigation

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KPCC 89.3 – SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO Soil sampling in Maywood, Bell marks new phase in Exide lead pollution investigation Crews removed soil from remediation areas near Exide last year; now they’re investigating a wider area, as much as 1.7 miles away from the Vernon battery recycler.  MAYA SUGARMAN/KPCC Molly Peterson  October 29, 08:06 AM CLICK […]

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EXIDE VERNON SHUTDOWN UPATE: Exide — and all of the impacted neighborhoods/communities — face a long, costly cleanup of closed Vernon lead smelter

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DTSC spokeswoman Tamma Adamek said the agency will ‘hold Exide responsible for paying to clean up all areas that contain Exide’s contamination if additional information demonstrates the need.’ What if Exide does not comply? Exide could be prosecuted. Under the deal with the U.S. attorney’s office, the company admitted to two decades of criminal conduct […]

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EXIDE VERNON – 2014 IN REVIEW: Pollution at Exide tops year’s list of stories

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LOS ANGELES WAVE 2014 IN REVIEW: Pollution at Exide tops year’s list of stories December 31, 2014 Written by:  Wave Staff Environmental activists protest outside Exide Technologies in Vernon last April, calling for state regulators to shut down the battery recycling plant if the emission problems at the plant can’t be solved. (Photo by Gary […]

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