Updated 7:47 p.m. ET. California officials said Wednesday the Kettleman Hills hazardous waste dump will be allowed to grow by 50%, much to the irritation of a nearby community where residents say ...

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Residents of a small California farming community who have worried for years about the health effects of a hazardous waste landfill learned Wednesday that the state has … ...

Waste Management's Kettleman Hills Hazardous Waste Facility is close to the popular Kettleman City In-N-Out along Interstate 5. Photo By Andrew Pridgen She’s right.

Just 3.8 miles from Cadena’s home, Waste Management owns the 1,600-acre Kettleman Hills Facility, a hazardous waste site permitted to hold up to 15 million tons of toxic materials.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In the small Latino farmworker community of Kettleman City, California, at ...

The Kettleman Hills landfill can grow to 15 million cubic yards, marking a 50 percent expansion, said Deborah Raphael, director of the California Department of Toxic Substances.

Health officials said there was no evidence of a single cause for defects in a California town that is next to the largest ... Agency officials also toured the 1,600-acre Kettleman Hills ...

KETTLEMAN CITY (CBS SF) -- After years of empty promises the state is finally taking action to provide a Central Valley town with clean drinking water.

Deborah Raphael, director of the California Department of Toxic Substances, said Wednesday that the Kettleman Hills landfill can grow to 15 million cubic yards, marking a 50 ...