CAC in the News

Whittier Daily News - 09/21/19

Possible risk of toxins from City of Industry battery recycling plant prompts massive county outreach effort

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CBS News - 03/07/20

Free Blood Testing Offered In San Gabriel Valley In Response To Environmental Contamination From Quemetco Plant

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San Gabriel Valley Tribune - 05/08/20

Quemetco battery recycling plant agrees to pay $600,000 for emissions violations

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StreetsBlog LA - 06/14/22

Avocado Heights Activists Hitch Horses, Take to Bikes for Toxic Tour

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SoCal Communities for AQMD Action - 2022

Living on the Frontlines of Southern California’s Pollution Problem

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CBS News - 02/08/23

Town hall held over controversial car battery recycling factory in City of Industry

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Whittier Daily News - 02/10/23

Neighbors slam state’s settlement with City of Industry car-battery recycler; here’s why

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Liberation News - 05/09/23

State agency fails to protect San Gabriel Valley from Quemetco’s contamination

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Public Health Watch - 10/23/24

Regulators Found Dozens of Violations at a California Lead Smelter. Now They’re Offering a New Permit. Here’s Why.

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KCRW - 02/15/23

Residents fume as nearby factory pollutes illegally for years

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The Weather Channel en Español - 06/21/23

Una comunidad lucha por su aire

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Whittier Daily News - 03/10/23

Greenwashing allegations - Quemetco deal to pay nonprofits in toxic settlement criticized

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Grist - 04/22/24

California communities are fighting the last battery recycling plant in the West — and its toxic legacy

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