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Demolition Begins at Toxic Cement Site | California News
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Demolition has begun at the shuttered Permanente Cement Plant near Cupertino, marking the start of a 40-year restoration journey for a 3,500-acre site once vital to iconic infrastructure but plagued by decades of environmental harm and legal battles. Once a cornerstone of regional construction, the plant and adjacent quarry now face the monumental task of healing — after facing over 2,000 citations, lawsuits from the Sierra Club and EPA, and community outrage over proposed expansions. With the site’s permanent closure in 2023 and demolition underway, the real work begins: returning this scarred landscape to nature, a process that will take generations to complete.
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