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Chiquita Canyon Landfill of failing to protect people from the “terrible effects” of noxious odors coming from the more than 600-acre site in Castaic.Residents living near the landfill have reported headaches, eye irritation, dizziness, and even cardiac problems because of odors for nearly two years, according to the suit.The lawsuit was filed on Monday and announced by L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger’s office.
Over the summer, the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s hearing board ordered the landfill to mitigate odors and monitor air quality after receiving more than 20,000 complaints. Barger and Barbara Ferrer, the L.A. County Public Health director, asked the county to look into residents’ fears that living near the landfill has led to a cluster of cancer casesIt includes claims for public nuisance, violations of the California Unfair Competition Law and of the L.A. County code.
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