Waste
May, 2019
April, 2019
February, 2019
January, 2019
September, 2017
August, 2017
July, 2017
- ‘Insidious’ Drinking Water Carcinogen Has California Water Customers Facing Rate Hikes
- What is this TCP and why is it going to raise Bakersfield city water rates?
- California to vote on regulating toxic chemicals in water
- California Sets Nation’s Toughest Tap Water Limit for Carcinogenic ‘Garbage’ Chemical
- Water board sets standard on suspected contaminant
- Getting to the Roots of California’s Drinking Water Crisis
March, 2016
January, 2016
December, 2015
November, 2015
October, 2015
September, 2015
May, 2015
March, 2015
February, 2015
January, 2015
October, 2014
June, 2014
May, 2014
April, 2014
February, 2014
January, 2014
December, 2013
November, 2013
October, 2013
- Drama continues around Kettleman hazardous waste landfill
- Kettleman landfill comment deadline extended again
- State extends Chem Waste Kettlemen Hills comment period
- Assemblyman Alejo Opposes Expanding Toxic Waste Disposal in Kettleman Hills
- On The Toxic Trail Demonstration at Cal/EPA
- Protesters blast state toxics department's handling of hazardous waste
- The Dirty Business Of Turning This Latino Farmworker Town Into A Toxic Wasteland
- Trastornos congénitos en Kettleman City, California
September, 2013
July, 2013
- Kettleman City residents voice landfill expansion concerns
- KETTLEMAN CITY RESIDENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ALLIES TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE TO BLAST STATE DEPARTMENT OF TOXICS AND AIR DISTRICT DRAFT DECISIONS TO APPROVE EXPANSION OF VIOLATION-PLAGUED KETTLEMAN HILLS HAZARDOUS WASTE LANDFILL
- State seeks input on bigger toxic waste dump
- Earth Log: One more thing about hazardous waste landfill
- Another View: Toxic waste watchdog rewards serial polluter
- Kettleman City toxic landfill fight might turn on finances
- Kettleman Hills Waste Facility–Public Hearings!
- Kettleman Hills Waste Facility–Public Hearings!
- Decisions on toxic sites spark fury in 2 communities
- Calif. recommends expansion of hazardous dump
- Kettleman Hills toxic waste landfill to expand
- California boosts Kettleman City toxic-waste dump's expansion hopes
March, 2013
- Kettleman landfill slapped with $300K fine
- State fines Waste Management for spills at Kettleman toxic dump
- Greenaction & El Pueblo Statement on DTSC Enforcement Action Against Chemical Waste Management Kettleman Hills Toxic Landfill
- Toxic waste site near Kettleman City to pay $311,000 in fines
- Dan Morain: Hazards of life in a 'green' state
- LA sewage headed to Kings County by the end of the year
February, 2013
January, 2013
December, 2012
November, 2012
- Central Valley residents tire of receiving L.A.'s urban waste
- Kettleman City activists seek to block expansion of toxic dump
- Kettleman City’s toxic spills
- Consumer Watchdog Applauds DTSC on Kettleman Landfill Citations, But Warns DTSC Not To Issue Permit to Expand
- Toxic landfill cited for not reporting spills
- State slaps Kettleman toxic waste facility with 72 violations
- 72 Violations for Kettleman City Landfill
- State cites waste dump for 72 violations in spills
- Kettleman City landfill could face sanctions for unreported spills
- State Busts Chemical Waste Management for 72 Violations at Kettleman Hills Toxic Dump, as Another Kettleman City Child Dies
September, 2012
August, 2012
July, 2012
- Council to consider landfill expansion
- The State of the Great Central Valley of California
- Raise a glass of root beer in his honor: Luke Cole would have been 50 today
- Southern California sewage will fertilize Kings County ag land
- Kettleman residents could get clean tap water by 2015
- Kettleman City gets clean water funding
- DPH Commits $8 Million to Safe Drinking Water in Kettleman City
- Kettleman City faces 3-year wait for clean water
- CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS DECLINE IN KETTLEMAN CITY BIRTH DEFECTS
June, 2012
May, 2012
April, 2012
March, 2012
January, 2012
- Garbage fees may rise as county revisits Covanta contract
- Kettleman water project gains momentum
- Kettleman City learns small town water upgrades take time
- Kettleman City set to receive $8 million in state water funds
- Bucket Brigade Strikes Again
- Arvin Group Says Toxic Gas Escaping Community Recycling
- Bucket brigade evaluates toxic tour results
December, 2011
- State raises red flags on some green recyclers
- Kettleman residents protest to air board
- EPA awards grant to environmental group
- Arvin residents lead "toxic tour"
- Can attorney help relocate Kettleman City residents?
- Fresno Attorney Seeks to Help Kettleman City Residents Relocate to a Less Toxic Environment
November, 2011
- Hazardous Waste facility facing APCD hearing for air permit renewal
- Attorney seeks answers to Kettleman birth defects
- Environmental Justice Success in Kern County
- New Details Emerge About Community Recycling Violations
- Kern County Supervisors revoke Community Recycling's permit
- County supervisors revoke Community Recycling's operating permit
- Supervisors levy $2.33 million fine against Community Recycling
- Life should trump taxes, jobs
- Rubio tells county to close Community Recycling, find new composter
- County alleges new safety, land-use violations at composting company
- Hazardous Waste Facility Looking to Expand
- State hands down order for recycling facility where brothers died
October, 2011
- CRPE with Residents Protesting Two Tragic Deaths
- DAVID LINCOLN EXPOSES THE COVER-UP OF THE BIRTH DEFECTS AND DISEASE CAUSED BY PCB’S
- Children of Kettleman City, California
- Special report: Chlorine accidents rupture life for workers, townspeople
- Goh asks Cal-OSHA for update on safety at Lamont composting facility
- Sen. Rubio calls for recycling facility closure after deaths
- Attorney Wants Kettleman City Residents Relocated
- Second man dies from incident at compost center
- Teen overcome by fumes, dies at recycling plant
- Family says Arvin brothers killed, injured at composting site protected only by painters' masks
August, 2011
- Chemical Waste Management Slapped Down Again
- EJ Victory: Kettleman City Activists and Chem Waste Corp.
- Toxic Waste Site Near Kettleman City Agrees To Settlement With EPA
- EPA: Calif. toxic waste dump must pay $1M penalty
- Toxic Waste Site Near Kettleman City Agrees To Settlement With EPA
- California toxic waste case settled
July, 2011
May, 2011
March, 2011
February, 2011
January, 2011
November, 2010
- EPA fines Kettleman City waste dump over PCB contamination
- Community & environmental justice groups call on agencies to deny Chem Waste’s Applications for permits to expand the giant Kettleman City toxic waste & PCB dump
- Could bio-monitoring solve the mystery in Kettleman?
- State: No common cause for Kettleman City birth defect
- In California, birth defects show no link
- Community activists call for urgent environmental reform
March, 2010
January, 2010
- Kettleman City birth defects: Schwarzenegger steps in
- EPA probes its actions in town with toxic-waste dump
- Landfill to host EPA official - Kettleman City residents rally in S.F.
- Schwarzenegger orders Kettleman investigation
- EPA to look into Kettleman health issues
- EPA to investigate cluster of birth defects in Kettleman City, Calif.
- Lawsuit Filed in Kings County Superior Court Alleges Kings County Board of Supervisors Issued Toxic Dump Permit In Violation of California Environmental Quality Act and State Civil Rights Laws
- Kettleman won’t take radioactive waste
- CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT ABANDONS ATTEMPT TO DUMP RADIOACTIVE WASTES IN KETTLEMAN CITY