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21 Dec 2012 |
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Lehigh Quarry’s Toxic Impact on Local Air and Watershed.
Lehigh Quarry and Cement Plant located at the base of Black Mountain in Santa Clara County, is in litigation with Sierra Club, Bay Area for Clean Environment (BACE), Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (MROSD) and Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) stemming from its air and water emissions.
Continue Reading13 Jun 2012 |
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Electric Car Owners Say, “Dump the Pump!”
Los Altos Hills Mayor Rich Larsen, a member of the GreenTown PEV team, has created a Google map of potential locations for charging stations in downtown Los Altos that could be phased in as the number of EVs increase.
Continue Reading26 Jan 2011 |
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Los Altos City Council Discusses the Lehigh Cement Co. Issue
On January 25th, the Los Altos City Council met to discuss the Permanente Quarry/Lehigh SW Cement Company in the hills south of Los Altos. According to the group NoToxicAir.org, this cement factory releases various chemicals including 1,284 pounds of mercury/year which is the 2nd highest of any cement plant in the US and is over ten ...
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