San Francisco – Three environmental groups today filed a federal lawsuit against a chemical plant northeast of San Francisco for serious violations of federal hazardous waste laws meant to control air pollution and protect workers and nearby residents from dangerous chemicals.
The 1,000-acre Corteva Inc. plant (formerly owned by Dow Chemical Company), located in Pittsburgh, Ca., manufactures fertilizers, insecticides, and personal care products in a community of 70,000 people, many of them low-income people of color who suffer the greatest health burdens in the state.
“For years, people living around this dangerous facility have suffered unacceptably high levels asthma and cardiovascular disease,” said Andres Soto, organizer with Communities for a Better Environment. “The communities are mostly Latino and African American, largely living in poverty. Failing to control, or even keep track of hazardous materials where these people live is unacceptable.”
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