Wednesday, February 17, 2016
After years of silence, Gov. Jerry Brown Wednesday asked California state lawmakers to spend nearly $177 million for expedited testing and cleanup of lead contamination in communities around the former Exide plant in Vernon.
"This Exide battery recycling facility has been a problem for a very long time," Brown said in a statement. "With this funding plan, we're opening a new chapter that will help protect the community and hold Exide responsible."
