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The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1] These locations are known as Superfund sites and are placed on the National Priorities List (NPL).
Four cities in Southern California are opposing an EPA processing site for "hazardous" waste from Los Angeles County's ... California cities vow to ‘shut down’ EPA’s dumping site for ...
A view of Los Angeles covered in smog. Pollution in California relates to the degree of pollution in the air, water, and land of the U.S. state of California.Pollution is defined as the addition of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or any form of energy (such as heat, sound, or radioactivity) to the environment at a faster rate than it can be dispersed, diluted, decomposed, recycled, or ...
Montrose, in addition to dumping DDT, also dumped sulfuric acid, which was a byproduct of the DDT manufacturing process. The acid was transported to the dump sites on barges operated by California Salvage Company. [4] The Montrose Corporation site, consisting of 13 acres (5.3 ha), is now an EPA Superfund site.
Mar. 31—Tahlequah solid waste officials said the issue of illegal dumping and improper use of dumpsters are what they are seeing more of nowadays. According to the City Ordinance, it is unlawful ...
The continued illegal dumping can create more disruption in workings of the plant and cause the odor to linger. District Attorney Jack Thorp provided information on penalties for the illegal action.
The Stringfellow Acid Pits are a toxic waste dump and Superfund site located in Jurupa Valley, California, United States, just north of the neighborhood of Glen Avon.. The site became the center of national news coverage in the early 1980s, in part because it was considered one of the most polluted sites in California, and because it became linked with mismanagement and scandal in the U.S ...
EPA report concludes that the Vernon Exide site meets the criteria to be a Superfund site — not for lead, which has been the subject of cleanup efforts for years, but due to a toxic chemical in ...