A judge heard arguments from the Val Verde community in a lawsuit against County of Los Angeles and Chiquita Canyon Landfill in their ongoing battle to shut down the waste facility due to toxic fumes. Since May 2022, an underground chemical fire at the landfill has generated noxious odors, hazardous leachate, and elevated levels of benzene. As a result, tens ...

Residents of Val Verde and the surrounding area came together Thursday afternoon to protest the Chiquita Canyon Landfill and the negative effect it has had on their health and lives. “I’ve been here today talking to neighbors, hearing about birds and bees being dead around people’s homes,” said Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo. “People passing out in their homes and needing to ...