SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 2 -- The California State Assembly Democratic Caucus issued the following news release:
SACRAMENTO, CA - Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo announced today that the Landfill Safety Act (AB 28) passed the Senate Environmental Quality Committee. For two years the Assemblywoman has worked to refine this legislation that would protect public health, strengthen landfill oversight, and prevent future landfill disasters like the ongoing crisis at Chiquita Canyon Landfill.
The bill comes in direct response to the worsening public health crisis at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill, where an underground fire continues to release toxic and cancer-causing chemicals into nearby communities. Residents living in Val Verde, Castaic, Santa Cl...