WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Alex Padilla issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, conducted oversight at the Lineage Logistics cold food storage warehouse in Boyle Heights following the weeklong fire that blanketed nearby communities with smoke and raised concerns about long-term environmental contamination. Padilla announced he, Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and Representative Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.-34) are pressing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to continue monitoring the fire's long-term impacts on air and water quality, and to work closely with state and local partners throughout the recovery.
"The fire may be out, but ou...