LOS ANGELES — The Antelope Valley’s vast desert landscape — where quail, rattlesnakes and mule deer thrive among poppy blooms and Joshua Trees — has always attracted residents like Jackie Livingstone.
What You Need To Know
- A notice of intent to sue under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act accuses 14 companies and 12 land owners of illegal dumping
- Much of the trash is dumped on rural parcels of private land in Antelope Valley, as well as San Bernardino and Kern Counties
- LA County spent $6.8 million to cleanup trash dumped illegally in fiscal year 2023-2024
- Some of the companies accused of illegal dumping have large trash-removal contracts with the City of LA
“People might just think, ‘Oh, it’s just dirt.’” Livingstone said. “It’s not just dirt.”
She’s lived in the area for almost 40 years, enjoying the natural habitat alongside fellow residents Wendy Walker and Erika Schwerdt, who have all become focused on a growing problem in the Antelope Valley — illegal dumping on vacant plots of land that has turned beautiful desert areas into makeshift landfills…