On Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an order for immediate action at the smoldering Chiquita Canyon landfill in Los Angeles County's Castaic area, citing an 'imminent and substantial endangerment to nearby communities' due to noxious odors and hazardous liquid waste. The state has alleged that the landfill is dumping toxic waste, and a hose malfunction reported on Friday caused a hazardous spill at the site. Federal officials are requiring the operators of the landfill to take steps to manage, treat, and dispose of the hazardous waste properly to protect human health and the environment. Following yesterday's EPA order, concerns among local communities and officials have intensified, with calls for more answers and actions to mitigate the problem.
Hose malfunction causes hazardous spill at Chiquita Canyon landfill. https://t.co/JASZtWKGpV Click the image to read more:
Hose malfunction causes hazardous spill at Chiquita Canyon landfill. https://t.co/0RIvwntm9a Click the image to read more:
Yesterday's @EPA order requiring Chiquita Canyon to properly manage, treat, and dispose of hazardous waste at its landfill is a step in the right direction, but there are still questions that demand answers. We need to first mitigate the problem, and then we need to identify the…
EPA orders LA County landfill to curb hazardous waste leakage immediately https://t.co/ppWJVTct1z
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered immediate action to protect human health and the environment at a burning landfill in Los Angeles County: https://t.co/XKJsbW7VUC via @_TonyBriscoe
Federal officials ordered operators of Chiquita Canyon landfill to take steps to protect human health and the environment, saying the smoldering facility poses an imminent danger to nearby communities due to noxious odors and hazardous liquid waste. https://t.co/ODtWTuRTqq https://t.co/xS6F25UeBN
Federal officials have ordered operators of Chiquita Canyon landfill to take immediate steps to protect human health and the environment, saying the smoldering Castaic facility poses an imminent danger to nearby communities due to noxious odors and hazardous liquid waste.…
EPA orders action at Chiquita Canyon landfill, says leaks pose imminent endangerment to nearby communities https://t.co/ODtWTuRTqq
Chiquita Canyon: State alleges landfill of dumping toxic waste. https://t.co/R6exs2oc2q Click the image to read more:
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday found that the landfill “presents imminent and substantial endangerment to nearby communities." https://t.co/X65z7NKRil https://t.co/KAVnIRsQ26