KHTS 98.1

“Val Verde Community Continues Suit Against L.A. County, Chiquita Canyon Landfill Over Environmental Concerns”

“Oshea Orchid, a Castaic Area Town Council member and attorney, was joined by other community members and representatives from local offices, including Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth.

“It’s unfortunate that it has come to this – where families in our community are so desperate for action, they are forced to take the extreme measure of suing their local government to try to force Los Angeles County to protect them from the noxious and harmful fumes coming from Chiquita Canyon Landfill,” Assemblywoman Schiavo said. “I’ve called for an emergency proclamation from the State, but the critical first step needed now is for L.A. County to declare an emergency and act with urgency. The State has been taking urgent action within its authority, such as the L.A. Water Board’s decision today not to allow the landfill to expand operations. It’s time for L.A. County, as the lead agency over the landfill, to declare an emergency and ask the state for support so we have all possible tools available to us to protect public and environmental health. We must treat this disaster with the urgency our community deserves.”