Plant closure sought for polluting Latino district of Los Angeles

By EFE/Global Post

Los Angeles, Mar 11 (EFE).- Community leaders requested Tuesday the urgent closure of a battery-recycling plant in Vernon, California, after a report was published showing the existence of lead pollution in this mostly Latino neighborhood.

The state Department of Toxic Substances Control released Monday the results of a study showing a high level of lead pollution in the subsoil of 39 homes.

“Our residents have the right to know the full extent to which lead levels constitute harm,” State Sen. Kevin DeLeon, who represents the area southeast of Downtown Los Angeles, said.

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