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Fri Aug 10 2007 (Updated 08/14/07)
East Palo Alto Celebration of Industrial Polluter Shutdown
Partial shutdown of major toxic waste facililty in Silicon Valley
On August 9th, East Palo Alto youth rallied against environmental racism and celebrated the partial shutdown of Romic Technologies, a major toxic waste facililty serving Silicon Valley.
Demonstrators demanded that the Department of Toxic Substances Control implement its Enforcement Order on Romic Technologies in East Palo Alto. Romic is currently in the midst of fighting the enforcement order issued by the Department of Toxic Substance Control. DTSC's enforcement order mandated Romic to stop 70% of their operations which means that they are only allowed to store drums under 85 pounds.
Working together with the Center on Race Poverty and the Environment, community activists plan to file a motion to intervene with Romic's attempt to fight the order.
Romic is an unsafe hazardous waste recycling facility that has been contaminating East Palo Alto since 1964 and has not had a proper operating permit for the past 14 years. Romic has had constant violations that have put the life of East Palo Alto residents at risk. Community residents have waged a campaign to shut down Romic in East Palo Alto since 1989.
Read More and View Photos | Celebration: Victory Over Environmental Racism! | Youth United for Community Action | Raging Grannies Action League | Previous Indybay Coverage
Romic is an unsafe hazardous waste recycling facility that has been contaminating East Palo Alto since 1964 and has not had a proper operating permit for the past 14 years. Romic has had constant violations that have put the life of East Palo Alto residents at risk. Community residents have waged a campaign to shut down Romic in East Palo Alto since 1989.
Read More and View Photos | Celebration: Victory Over Environmental Racism! | Youth United for Community Action | Raging Grannies Action League | Previous Indybay Coverage
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