Exide Technologies closes its battery plant near downtown LA. Take Two talks to UCLA environmental law professor Sean Hecht about what's next for the site.
While more testing is expected, Exide and regulators are still negotiating over how to conduct the next stage of the work.
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State officials shut down operations at Exide Technologies in Vernon, Calif. in April due to toxic air pollution that may pose health risks to members of the surrounding community. The plant is now open again.
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