Atlas Iron and Metal

Press

Sami Fowler 3/5/26 Sami Fowler 3/5/26

Toxic vapors linger beneath a shuttered Watts scrap yard, threatening a nearby high school and other neighbors

Sami Fowler 10/24/25 Sami Fowler 10/24/25

‘Reckless’ scrap yard with history of endangering a Watts high school is shuttered

Sami Fowler 10/22/25 Sami Fowler 10/22/25

Atlas Iron and Metal Sentenced to Pay $2 Million, Shut Down Operations Following Felony Conviction

Sami Fowler 10/21/25 Sami Fowler 10/21/25

$1.8 million payment ordered for hazardous waste disposal near LAUSD school in Watts

Sami Fowler 10/21/25 Sami Fowler 10/21/25

Watts metal recycling plant to pay nearly $2 million restitution, owners placed on probation

Sami Fowler 5/28/25 Sami Fowler 5/28/25

Watts community leaders outline longstanding environmental health concerns during 'toxic tour'

Sami Fowler 5/21/25 Sami Fowler 5/21/25

Metal recycling site in Watts closing permanently after years-long fight by neighbors and students

Sami Fowler 5/20/25 Sami Fowler 5/20/25

Controversial metal recycler in Watts permanently shut down

Sami Fowler 5/20/25 Sami Fowler 5/20/25

District Attorney Hochman Announces Atlas Iron and Metal Corp. Shutting Down Permanently After Pleading No Contest to Hazardous Waste Violations

Sami Fowler 3/15/25 Sami Fowler 3/15/25

Atlas Metal owners jailed, held without bail on charges tied to Watts explosion near school