If the near-disaster in Orange County has you worried, you can find out about facilities near you — and keep tabs on them by getting involved with government regulators.
Many residents of Garden Grove and nearby cities had to evacuate because of the risk of an explosion or leak from a chemical tank . This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist.
If you find value in independent local reporting,But the chemical tank mishap at GKN Aerospace’s Garden Grove facility is another reminder that many potentially dangerous facilities are right next door to neighborhoods in Southern California. For Deborah Morris-Quintero, who lives less than a mile from GKN’s Garden Grove facility and had to evacuate, there are still many open questions.
“ Any city that's got anything that could potentially impact the citizens and the environment, the cities really need to make these plants accountable,” she said outside a community meeting Tuesday in Garden Grove. “They need to take steps to make sure that stuff like this doesn't happen again. They need to be proactive. ”If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report.
Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less. If you want to be proactive on this topic, you can attend meetings, contact regulators and take note of potentially hazardous sites near you. Here’s a quick guide on how to watchdog your local industrial facility. A hodgepodge of local, state and federal regulators are tasked with overseeing companies like GKN Aerospace.
Most of these agencies are understaffed and rely on self-reporting by the companies themselves, or complaints from nearby residents. 628-7085. , or CalEPA. GKN Aerospace, for example, has dozens of violations logged there.
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