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California suspends operations at Vernon battery recycler
State regulators took the highly unusual step Wednesday of suspending operations at a Vernon battery recycler that has discharged harmful quantities of lead for years and more recently has been deemed to pose a danger to as many as 110,000 people...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Pollution, Exide Technologies, Environmental Issues
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Man in bulletproof vest, with body bags in luggage, arrested at LAX
L.A. NOWA man who arrived in Los Angeles on a flight from Japan wearing a bulletproof vest and flame retardant pants underneath his trench coat has been charged with transporting dangerous materials, federal authorities said Tuesday. As if the gear allegedly........ -
Questions over man arrested at LAX with bulletproof vest, body bags
L.A. NOWAuthorities are not sure why a man flying into the U.S. from Asia was wearing a bulletproof vest and had body bags and weapons in his luggage.... -
Man found with body bags, smoke grenade at LAX investigated
L.A. NOWFederal officials are still trying to determine why a man was wearing a bulletproof vest and had body bags and weapons in his luggage when he arrived on a flight at Los Angeles International Airport.... -
Possible safety breaches at radioactive waste plant, files show
An investigation by the U.S. Energy Department has found that San Francisco engineering firm Bechtel may have committed a wide range of safety and health violations at a plant it is building to treat high-level radioactive waste at Hanford, Wash.,...
Tags: Science and Technology, Waste, Health and Safety at Work, Environmental Issues, Science
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Report finds lapses at Coachella Valley waste site
L.A. NOWWestern Environmental Inc., which operates a waste facility on the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians reservation near Mecca, did not meet California hazardous waste standards “in a number of significant areas,’’ according to a state... -
Building evacuated at USC Health Sciences Campus after hazardous-materials spill
L.A. NOWA building at USC’s Health Sciences Campus was evacuated Thursday because of a hazardous-material spill, a USC public safety official said. The Clinical Sciences Annex in the 2200 block of Alcazar Street is three miles northeast of downtown Los... -
California congressman tackles toxic trade in new bill
Greenspace“The States have been passing laws that are already increasing the amount of e-waste collected for recycling, instead of land-filling,” said Kate Sinding, senior attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council. “Unfortunately,... -
Van Nuys facility agrees to $100,000 fine
GreenspaceA Van Nuys metal-plating business has agreed to pay a $100,000 fine to settle charges that it mishandled hazardous waste. Inspectors from the Environmental Protection Agency and Los Angeles County Fire Department found that Crown Chrome Plating, a... -
Human remains found in Bakersfield home
L.A. NOWHuman remains: Human remains found in Bakersfield home... -
Residents evacuated after major train derailment
L.A. NOWEmergency officials in the Antelope Valley have evacuated residents after a major freight train derailment. About half of the 62-car train derailed near Littlerock. At least 14 of the cars were carrying hazardous material. Officials are trying to... -
California toxic waste case settled
Greenspace“Significant shortcomings at Chemical Waste Management’s lab compromised the company’s ability to accurately analyze the toxic waste to be disposed of in their landfill,” said Jared Blumenfeld, the EPA’s regional...
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