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Kings County signs on as cosponsor of SB 1289 after residents press for local briefing
Summary
After extensive public comment from Kettleman City residents and proponents from Waste Management, the Kings County Board of Supervisors voted to cosponsor draft SB 1289 to require California‑deemed hazardous waste be disposed at hazardous-waste facilities and committed to hold rapid town‑hall briefings in directly affected communities.
The Kings County Board of Supervisors voted March 10 to cosponsor draft Senate Bill 1289, a legislative proposal that would require hazardous waste designated by California to be disposed of at hazardous-waste (subtitle C/RCRA) facilities rather than at less regulated sites. The staff presentation tied the request to potential worker and environmental protections and to county revenues generated by operations at the Kettleman Hills hazardous-waste facility.
The decision followed nearly two hours of public comment from residents of Kettleman City, where speakers repeatedly said the community had not been adequately consulted and that the bill’s language had not been publicly released. “I’m not here to support…
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