Environment

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Chiquita Canyon Landfill workers perform their duties in one of the numerous tank farms used for waste, on May 28, 2025 in Castaic, Calif. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Barger, county back federal tax relief bill for residents impacted by Chiquita Canyon Landfill  

News release  L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger successfully introduced a motion Tuesday to support H.R. 1179, the Chiquita Canyon Tax Relief Act, introduced by Rep. George Whitesides, D-Ague Dulce.    “The families living near Chiquita Canyon Landfill have endured months of disruption to their daily lives and growing financial burdens,” Barger, whose district includes the Santa Clarita Valley, said in

Politics and government

Schiavo bill aimed at CEMEX mine clears committee

News release   The Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife has advanced Assembly Bill 1631, a bill by Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, that would allow review by the State Water Resources

Pyramid Lake in Los Angeles County, California (Credit: Roman Fuchs/Wikimedia Commons)

State releases fish consumption advisory for Pyramid Lake

The California Enviornmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment released an update on the qualifications of consumption for multiple fish species in Pyramid Lake.  OEHHA’s recommendations were based