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Court Rules Bankrupt Battery Recycler Not Responsible for Cleanup of Toxic Waste

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The state Department of Toxic Substances Control estimates that the Exide Technologies battery recycling plant in Vernon contaminated some 10,000 properties with lead dust in a 1.7 mile radius. The DTSC released a plan to use $176.6 million allocated by state legislators clean up about 2,500 of those properties, most of them houses., as well as schools, parks and daycare centers. Department officials say any further cleanup will have to wait for additional funding. (Source: California Department of Toxic Substances Control)

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