The Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Southern California is a significant source of methane gas pollution, impacting the health of nearby residents.
However, state officials have yet to address the concerns of people about the noxious waste fumes they inhale every day.
What’s happening?
As Inside Climate News reported, the Chiquita Canyon Landfill has been releasing massive amounts of methane and “noxious waste” into the air. People living nearby have been exposed to unsafe levels of carcinogens and chemicals linked to neurological damage, birth defects, and other health problems.
The landfill has violated safe limit regulations for benzene in the air, water, and soil. Benzene exposure is a known cause of tremors, nausea, and other symptoms. Otherwise healthy people in the area have been experiencing health issues linked to the toxic environment they live in…