Members of Congress asked the federal government to help clean up toxic lead contamination from a former battery recycling plant outside Los Angeles.
The letter cited a Los Angeles Times report that said research showed soil in the yards of 73 of 93 remediated homes had lead concentrations over the state health limit. In 22 of those homes, at least one sample exceeded the threshold fivefold.
“It is clear that only the federal government has the capacity to resolve this crisis,” the lawmakers wrote to EPA Administrator Michael Regan. “We believe the severity of the crisis, the failure of past remediation efforts to create healthy communities, and the risk to public health requires assistance from the EPA and the resources available under the Superfund program.”
“It is clear that only the federal government has the capacity to resolve this crisis,” the lawmakers wrote to EPA Administrator Michael Regan. “We believe the severity of the crisis, the failure of past remediation efforts to create healthy communities, and the risk to public health requires assistance from the EPA and the resources available under the Superfund program.”
Exide, which has said it didn’t contaminate surrounding neighborhoods, has not been held responsible because it filed for bankruptcy in 2020.
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