Wow are those old news items. Glad to oblige with more relevant links from more recent press: http://latimes.com/local/la-me-toxics-20140108,0,6625718.story#axzz2pr5QMGjF http://egpnews.com/2014/01/vernon-does-about-face-orders-exide-to-clean-up Not to worry. I really don't think Los Angeles County needs another debacle like the 000's of dumped, used car tires that proliferate in vacant lots and isolated culverts since tire disposal fees began being charged "to save the environment". LOL.