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Board stops California toxic waste regulators from weakening a hazardous waste rule
The board that oversees California's toxic substances agency unanimously voted Thursday to remove a controversial proposal ...
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Victorville to combine dump sites, making it easier for residents to dispose of small, large items
A newer, bigger waste facility is in the works for the city of Victorville, which will combine its small hazard waste site ...
California board voted to nix a controversial hazardous waste proposal
The California Department of Toxic Substances Control had planned to weaken rules for hazard waste disposal. An oversight ...
Atlas Metal recycling plant in Watts permanently closed after hazardous waste case
The troublesome Atlas Iron and Metal Corp. was forced to close its Watts recycling plant after a no-contest plea for ...
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Recycling plant owners agree to $2M plea deal in Watts toxic waste case
A metal salvage and recycling yard adjacent to Jordan High School in Watts pleaded no contest Tuesday to five felony counts ...
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Superfund sites across the Treasure Coast have put local residents at cancer risk
The Treasure Coast is home to three Superfund sites, also known as toxic-waste sites ... Following record rainfall in 1978, "corroding waste-disposal drums could be seen breaking up through ...