California’s toxics agency will miss a June 2021 deadline to remove lead from 3,200 properties near a Los Angeles battery recycling site, and has yet to set a timeline to clean up an additional 4,600 sites.
Work restrictions related to the coronavirus, the loss of a contractor, and other issues have slowed down the pace of remediation, according to the state auditor and the toxics agency.
“Things are getting pushed out further and further, so that’s a significant concern,” state auditor Elaine Howle said during a hearing Monday before the Joint Legislative Audit and Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials ...
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