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Coordinating County Efforts Related to the Quemetco Lead Battery Recycling Facility

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The Quemetco battery recycling facility in the City of Industry reportedly operates 18 hours per day every day, crushing and melting 600 tons of used batteries to recover lead and other materials. State regulators have alleged that Quemetco has violated State laws in handling toxic substances, including lead, potentially endangering the health and safety of …

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Leading County Efforts to Advocate for Cleanup of Lead Contamination from the Exide Lead Acid Battery Recycling Facility

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For decades, the Exide lead acid battery recycling plant allegedly operated in the working-class City of Vernon under an expired permit issued by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC).  Exide was alleged to have committed more than 100 violations of environmental laws by releasing pollutants into the air, soil, and water.  When the …

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