The Chiquita Canyon Landfill operators have been notified they are in violation of the federal Clean Air Act by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

In a first, EPA has found Chiquita Canyon Landfill in violation of Clean Air Act. Will there be fines or jail time?

The AQMD has issued the Chiquita Canyon Landfill with more than 100 violation notices. The leachate-seepage has expanded since August.

It was the first time the EPA issued a violation to the landfill operators and owner. The South Coast AQMD has received more than 15,000 complaints about the landfill from nearby residents since ...

Thursday's EPA order requires landfill operators to mitigate off-site community impacts and to contain and reduce the smoldering or reaction event occurring at the landfill.

Federal authorities have ordered Chiquita Canyon landfill to fix its longstanding odor problem that's been fueled by a fire that's been smoldering deep inside it.

The Environmental Protection Agency issued a violation to the controversial Chiquita Canyon Landfill and its operators for failing to contain toxic chemicals.

The landfill operators “failed to maintain and operate air pollution control equipment in a manner consistent with good air pollution control practice for minimizing emissions,” the EPA said in its ...