Lehigh faces oversight, environment challenges Written by Bruce Barton
No news may be good news for residents living near a long-standing quarry and cement plant in the foothills just south of Los Altos.
A host of regulators participating in Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian’s annual meeting last week on the status of Lehigh Southwest Cement Co. operations described a “quiet year” in 2020, with an overall slowdown in activity. A recently filed Lehigh lawsuit against the county planning department, however, underscores the company’s continued efforts to secure the necessary approvals to expand operations.
On hand at Simitian’s March 3 meeting were officials from oversight agencies that ranged from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) and the county planning department. As the county’s biggest polluter, the cement plant and quarry are subjected to numerous air a
Smoke from wildfires is more dangerous than car exhaust and power plant smoke, new study shows startribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from startribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
SAN JOSE, Calif. Choking smoke from record wildfires blanketed Northern California last summer and fall. It turned Bay Area skies an otherworldly orange, raising health concerns over a hazard that is increasing as temperatures continue to climb and poorly managed forests burn out of control each year across the West.
A new study published Friday found that tiny particles of soot from wildfires, which millions of Californians are breathing in, are up to 10 times as harmful to human respiratory health as particulate pollution from other sources such as car exhaust, factories or power plants.
Petition calls for regulation, air pollution controls at Berkeley Asphalt dailycal.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailycal.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.