Watts residents demand answers as $850,000 pollution settlement sits idle – Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

Watts residents demand answers as $850,000 pollution settlement sits idle – Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

WATTS — In 2023, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office secured a $2 million settlement from Atlas Iron & Metal, a metal recycling yard cited for hazardous waste violations.  The funds were divided three ways: $1 million for the Los Angeles Unified School District as restitution, roughly $200,000 in fines and penalties, and $850,000 earmarked for agencies and community groups to mitigate pollution or improve the quality of life in Wat…