A J Meszaros

clean air & energy advocate/lawyer in Los Angeles | truth-teller | archer | mom | geek

[A J Meszaros @OurAirMatters]

🥴 @CaliforniaEPA @CaliforniaDTSC @CalEPASecretary -- really, what's up with this?

[A J Meszaros @OurAirMatters]

It's not just the Feds trying to roll back environmental protections at the expense of communities of color.

California is trying to do the same.

23 frontline community orgs & their allies call on CA's toxics agency to reject this shameful effort. https://t.co/ucP16XhjHq

[A J Meszaros @OurAirMatters]

It's not just the Feds trying to roll back environmental protections at the expense of communities of color.

California is trying to do the same.

23 frontline community orgs & their allies call on CA's toxics agency to reject this shameful effort. https://t.co/ucP16XhjHq

[A J Meszaros @OurAirMatters]

Read our letter: DTSC makes a series of irrational and unsupported assumptions to claim this would increase protection of public health and the environment & fails to consider significant risks to public health and the environment from the exemption.
https://t.co/YEpqG6b2mn

[A J Meszaros @OurAirMatters]

‼️"[it] does not have a list of qualifying facilities and hazardous waste generators have no obligation to notify the department if they take advantage of the new rule."
This is what deregulation looks like. What could go wrong, right? 🔥
https://t.co/mTo0VjTBXL @CalMatters

[A J Meszaros @OurAirMatters]

In a PR move that is as brilliant as it is deceptive, this "Plan" is neither a "modern approach" nor does it move us toward a "circular economy." @CaliforniaDTSC you must do better!

See the full plan here: https://t.co/xFUkBYdgfU

[A J Meszaros @OurAirMatters]

😡Not everything bad comes from DC.

CA is developing a plan about hazardous waste management--and it's definitely heading in the wrong direction.

The "plan" is to abandon us by redefining what the state calls hazardous. Its cynical and harmful.
https://t.co/ga4b4wLWZD

[A J Meszaros @OurAirMatters]

The full "Plan" in all its non-glory is here:
https://t.co/xFUkBYdO5s
In a PR move that is as brilliant as it is deceptive, this "Plan" is neither a "modern approach" nor does it move us toward a "circular economy." @CaliforniaDTSC you must do better!

[A J Meszaros @OurAirMatters]

😡Not everything bad comes from DC.

CA is developing a plan about hazardous waste management--and it's definitely heading in the wrong direction.

The "plan" is to abandon us by redefining what the state calls hazardous. Its cynical and harmful.
https://t.co/ga4b4wLWZD

[A J Meszaros @OurAirMatters]

🔥 @PublicHealthWa1 powerful 3rd article about DTSC's permitting process
Backdrop: $770M (& counting) cleaning up Exide & LOTS of rule-breaking by Quemetco
@CaliforniaDTSC wants to renew the permit!
What's that saying about expecting different results?
https://t.co/PX3dqwBi51

[A J Meszaros @OurAirMatters]

(2 of 2)
Take a look at this @CaliforniaDTSC memo about Ecobat's compliance failures.

If you had a rap sheet like this do you think Director Butler would have “confidence in [your] future ability to follow the permit conditions and comply with laws”
https://t.co/l7Qwwq7VLP

[A J Meszaros @OurAirMatters]

🤬Director Butler @CaliforniaDTSC has "confidence" in this lead-smelter's operator despite its long, robust history of violating laws meant to protect health and the environment being documented by a half-dozen agencies? Really?!
(1 of 2)
https://t.co/PX3dqwBi51

[A J Meszaros @OurAirMatters]

I've been working on air issues in Los Angeles for a very long time. Still, I'm shocked every time I see a map of how filthy the air is in California compared to the rest of the country.
We have so far to go. Look at this year's veto list for important missed opportunities.

[Earthjustice @Earthjustice]

Studies show that while air pollution harms everyone, it disproportionately harms lower-income, Black, and Latino communities. Earthjustice protects our right to breathe. Your voice can help, too. Get involved in the fight for cleaner air. https://t.co/Ax25h37Zxg

[Leadership Counsel @LCJandA]

We are disappointed @CAgovernor @GavinNewsom signed #AB98 today, ignoring the concerns of community-based organizations and environmental organizations throughout #California.

Read our full statement here👇🏽
https://t.co/yERixxQNza

[A J Meszaros @OurAirMatters]

😡I don't understand how people claim to be doing a thing to protect impacted communities when the impacted community leaders say the thing doesn't protect them.

Newsom Signs Bill To Curb Warehouse Impacts Despite EJ Opposition | https://t.co/07ZHweHgHx https://t.co/XzHeyAIYEl

[A J Meszaros @OurAirMatters]

"At a time when curbing fossil fuel emissions is more critical than ever, this decision undermines the state’s commitment to protecting its most vulnerable communities from the dangers of industrial pollution"

‼️ What about the harm? Folks gotta breathe.

[Earthjustice @Earthjustice]

Gov. @GavinNewsom’s veto of #SB674 undermines California's leadership in protecting fenceline communities from fossil fuel pollution. Oscar Espino-Padron of @Earthjustice explains how we’re fighting back to ensure clean air for all. @airdistrict @valleyair https://t.co/1KIsNW0BL0

[A J Meszaros @OurAirMatters]

https://t.co/w7BfvXXaZc

[A J Meszaros @OurAirMatters]

🤨Quemetco, rebranded as "Ecobat," is a secondary lead smelter a short drive from Exide.
😡Quemetco also has a long history of violating environmental laws.
😲Now @CaliforniaDTSC wants to give Quemetco a new permit?
😱What could go wrong?!
https://t.co/lQ4oyfMgav

[A J Meszaros @OurAirMatters]

As we struggle with the staggering $770 million+ cost to cleanup Exide's toxic lead legacy, @CaliforniaDTSC announced a plan to renew a permit for a lead smelter just 17 miles away!

This lead smelter is 600 feet from the nearest home & there are 21 schools within 2 miles. 🙈

[A J Meszaros @OurAirMatters]

📢@EPA moves to make Exide a Superfund.

The toxic legacy of Exide lead emissions is staggering : $770 Million trying 2 clean it up. And more required.

We're all paying the price of @CaliforniaDTSC slow, inadequate permitting & enforcement decisions https://t.co/JmG9xSvw6s

[A J Meszaros @OurAirMatters]

⁉️Is pumping lead, arsenic, and other stuff into the air, water, and soil while violating hazardous waste laws an OK thing?
Asking for a friend...
@CacWhittier #SayNotoQuemetco

[Community Partnerships Program @CMNTYPARTNERS]

“This place has clearly demonstrated it cannot be a good neighbor." Rebecca Overmyer-Velázquez @CacWhittier

LA's City of Industry is home to an archaic lead smelter that's poisoning our air, water & soil every day.

Read more via @Mollydacious for @grist: https://t.co/B6Du5CUSOv

[A J Meszaros @OurAirMatters]

"For decades, thousands of pounds of lead poured out of the smelter’s stacks. Soil testing has revealed high levels of lead on some properties..., but hasn’t led to a full investigation."
People deserve better than 🙈
@CaliforniaDTSC #SayNoToQuemetco
https://t.co/cINglbr96y