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"The operator of a Sacramento company that replaces light bulbs in businesses to make them more energy efficient could face criminal charges after an eight-month investigation by the state.Watch report:\u00A0Hazardous waste recycler may face criminal chargesAmerican Power Energy Services has been under investigation by state and local environmental agencies since May 2013, when KCRA 3 first reported on hundreds, possibly thousands of light bulbs containing mercury and other toxic substances on the company grounds.There's still evidence of broken glass now, but the bulbs are gone and whether any one will be held responsible for the materials has yet to be determined.\"The fact that we are talking about eight months is much too long, especially when you have the public health in danger,\" said state Sen. Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles.\"Our office of criminal investigations believes there are violations and we will refer this to the appropriate prosecutor's office shortly,\" a spokesman from the Department of Toxic Substances Control said.The investigation has not been turned over to the Sacramento County District Attorney yet.Senator de Leon said the length of time to investigate is part of a bigger problem within the department.\"What happened on Folsom Boulevard here in Sacramento is not an isolated event because it's happening throughout the state of California,\" de Leon said.The senator has called for a hearing on the department for Wednesday in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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