Science & Medicine
A federal grand jury is investigating Exide Technologies, the company under scrutiny for emitting high levels of harmful pollutants from its battery recycling plant in Vernon, according to a financial disclosure filed this week.
Aug. 15, 2014
California
After years of enduring the stench of spoiled meat and decaying carcasses from nearby rendering plants, residents of southeast Los Angeles County could finally see some relief under new rules approved Friday.
Nov. 3, 2017
A 22-year-old Army veteran who recently returned from Afghanistan was fatally shot early Sunday during a dispute outside a party at his girlfriend’s home in Sylmar, police said.
Nov. 9, 2014
Hazardous waste from an embattled Vernon battery recycler dripped from tractor-trailers onto public roadways last year, according to recently released public documents in which a state environmental inspector called the leaks an “on-going problem” that “needs to be addressed immediately.”
Oct. 15, 2014
Entertainment & Arts
“Boy meets girl,” a narrative hook dating back to Genesis, is all-important to “They’re Playing Our Song” at the El Portal Theatre.
Feb. 27, 2007
Air quality officials are giving a battery recycling plant in Vernon another chance to prove it can operate without putting nearby residents at risk.
July 10, 2014
California’s senate leader is demanding that state regulators immediately close and begin cleaning up an embattled Vernon battery recycling plant that has spewed lead and arsenic into surrounding neighborhoods over decades of operation.
March 10, 2015
Dodgers Now
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June 26, 2011
State regulators have greatly expanded the area of homes, schools and parks that will be tested for lead-tainted soil near a troubled battery recycling plant in Vernon.
Aug. 11, 2014
Battery recycler Exide Technologies will permanently close its Vernon plant and will not face criminal charges under an agreement reached Wednesday night with the U.S. attorney’s office.
March 11, 2015