Federal regulators say a Southern California desert tire recycler’s 160,000 discarded tires are dangerous.
The Environmental Protection Agency told Mecca’s Consolidated Tire Recyclers a year ago that the tires were a fire risk and the outdoor piles needed to be removed.
But little has been done and the Desert Sun of Palm Springs reports the original estimate of 70,000 tires has now burgeoned to more than twice that amount.
The EPA says the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, operators of the recycling plant 140 miles southeast of Los Angeles, have removed only about 10,000 tires since April.
A fire on July 4 caused $400,000 damage to a building at the facility.
Topics California Pollution
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
Hartford Q1 Income Up 41% on Commercial Lines as Auto Results Improve 
Rising Prices, Low Satisfaction Drive 49% of Customers to Shop For New Auto Insurance 
Cracks in O’Hare Columns Aren’t Insured Property Damage, Just Bad Product – Court 
Fla. Regulators’ Effort to Remove Insurer Execs May Not Pass Constitutional Muster 
