The plan to open a site to process Eaton fire debris near foothill communities has prompted swift backlash from local residents and leaders.

City leaders from Duarte, Irwindale, Azusa and Baldwin Park have joined in opposition of federal plans to use Lario Staging Ground as a place where they will dump and process the hazardous waste left behind by the Eaton Fire.

A large crowd of more than 150 packed the Duarte City Council meeting Tuesday night, where the governing body discussed what they called an imminent public health threat. Here’s how it went.

San Gabriel Valley officials oppose the EPA's plans to use Lario Park as a hazardous waste site post-Eaton Fire.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the opening of two sites for the temporary collection of hazardous materials left by both the Eaton and Palisades fires however multiple city officials in the San Gabriel Valley are uniting in opposition to one of the sites.

We are doing everything we can to stop it,” said Duarte City Councilmember Margaret Finlay about the site at Lario Park, where Eaton fire waste will go. “It seems like the wrong

The cities of Duarte, Azusa, Irwindale and Baldwin Park are opposing federal plans to use Lario Park as a site for processing hazardous debris from the Eaton Fire.

San Gabriel Valley cities oppose EPA's plan to use Lario Park for hazardous debris processing from Eaton Fire, citing lack of notice and environmental risks.

Four cities in Southern California are opposing an EPA processing site for "hazardous" waste from Los Angeles County's devastating Eaton Fire.

KTLA’s Megan Telles was live in Alhambra, where she took part in celebrating the Year of the Snake at San Gabriel Valley’s largest one-day Lunar New Year festival. If you want to be a part of the

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