Monday, the Assembly Natural Resources Committee advanced the Landfill Safety Act (AB28), authored by Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, in a critical step toward protecting public health and preventing future landfill disasters. AB28 comes in direct response to the worsening health crisis at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill, where an underground fire recently tripled in size, now spanning nearly 100 acres and continues ...

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Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger Thursday called on Chiquita Canyon Landfill to provide relocation assistance services to residents from surrounding communities who request it.  In a letter addressed to one of the landfill’s top executives, Supervisor Barger  urges Chiquita Canyon Landfill to take immediate steps to address the suffering experienced by community members – many of whom attended yesterday’s ...

During a virtual press conference Wednesday, County Supervisor Kathryn Barger provided an update on the persistent odors emanating from the Chiquita Canyon Landfill (CCL) negatively impacting nearby residents and recommended mitigation measures.  At the request of the County’s Solid Waste Management Local Enforcement Agency (LEA), the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) and South Coast Air Quality Management ...

Los Angeles County launched the first of two community relief programs for households that have been impacted by odors stemming from the Chiquita Canyon Landfill Monday. The Chiquita Canyon Landfill Utility Relief Grant Program is set to reimburse residents of Val Verde, Castaic and surrounding communities for their electric utility expenses incurred between May 1, 2023 through Oct. 31 2023. ...

Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger announced the seven people chosen to serve on the Chiquita Canyon Landfill Community Advisory Committee on Thursday. On Thursday, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger announced the seven people appointed to serve on the Chiquita Canyon Landfill Community Advisory Committee (CCLCAC). “These seven community members were selected for their commitment and willingness to provide ...

Los Angeles County supervisors once again approved a Chiquita Canyon landfill expansion in Val Verde at their weekly meeting Tuesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the recommendation from county staff to deny appeals from three Santa Clarita organizations, giving final approval to the landfill expansion. ...

Three Santa Clarita Valley organizations announced their intent to file appeals on the decision last week to allow for the continued operation of Chiquita Canyon Landfill. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Val Verde Civic Association, Citizens for Chiquita Canyon Landfill Compliance (C4CCLC), Santa Clarita and Organization for Planning and the ...

County planners are set to hold a hearing about the expansion of Chiquita Canyon Landfill on April 19 in Downtown Los Angeles. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Chiquita Canyon hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. in Downtown L.A. with a remote location at the Stevenson Ranch Library for local residents ...

Chiquita Canyon Landfill and CalArts are teaming up once again to host their Found Art Scholarship Program, rewarding students for showing off their creativity using almost exclusively discarded materials. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. “This Found Art scholarship program with CalArts is a great way to artistically demonstrate the reuse of ...