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Assembly committee advances landfill fire safety bill after testimony from Castaic residents
Summary
Community members described multi‑year underground fire at Chiquita Canyon Landfill and urged passage of AB 28 to require improved monitoring, reporting and enforcement; landfill operators and industry groups opposed aspects of the bill and asked for additional study; committee advanced the measure.
Assemblymember Schiavo told the Committee AB 28, the Landfill Fire Safety Act, would require landfill operators to more closely monitor subsurface temperatures, report sustained temperature increases to local enforcement agencies and CalRecycle, and trigger required corrective action and possible fines if operators do not take timely action.
A substantial group of residents from Castaic and Val Verde gave in‑person testimony describing ongoing health and quality‑of‑life impacts from a subsurface fire at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill. Elizabeth Jeffords and other residents testified about nosebleeds, tremors, persistent headaches and other symptoms they link to prolonged exposure to smoke,…
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