Following Bench Trial, Radius Of Lead Contamination Reduced In California

Mealey's (October 28, 2022, 7:23 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — The position of the California Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC) that a battery recycling plant contaminated a 1.7-mile radius area has been rejected by a federal judge in California, who found instead that the state can seek cost recovery only for lead contamination within a half-mile radius of the former facility....