Posted by Damon Nagami in Curbing Pollution
State and local regulators were asleep at the wheel when Plains Exploration and Production Company (PXP) embarked on a huge expansion of oil drilling operations in the Baldwin Hills community south of Los Angeles, the Associated Press reported yesterday. According...continued→
Posted by Damon Nagami in Curbing Pollution
I’ve blogged before about a massive proposed expansion of oil drilling operations in the Baldwin Hills area of south Los Angeles, where more than a million people live within a few miles of oil operations that spew toxic substances...continued→
Posted by Damon Nagami in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
The San Luis Rey River in northern San Diego County doesn’t flow year round, but a recent series of winter storms caused the river to swell, replenishing underground aquifers and nourishing the plants and animals that call this area...continued→
Posted by Damon Nagami in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
The 300-acre riverfront garbage dump proposed for northern San Diego County that I wrote about earlier this week is raising eyebrows again -- this time in the halls of yet another federal agency that has the power to veto the...continued→
Posted by Damon Nagami in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
I’ve blogged about the significance of the San Luis Rey River before -- it is the ecological backbone of one of the main watersheds in northern San Diego County. It turns out we weren’t the only ones concerned about...continued→
Posted by Damon Nagami in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Living Sustainably
Last Thursday, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) approved a new light rail line in a move that could strengthen the transit network of a region that has historically under-invested in public transportation. The Crenshaw/LAX Line would start...continued→
Posted by Damon Nagami in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
A developer in San Diego County, California wants to build a 300-acre garbage dump in Gregory Canyon, one of the most ecologically sensitive and culturally important places in the region. Gregory Canyon drains into the San Luis Rey River,...continued→
Posted by Damon Nagami in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice
Many Californians already know about offshore oil drilling. The controversial issue was in the spotlight during this summer's tense negotiations over California's budget, when the Assembly thankfully nixed a backroom deal to allow drilling off the Santa Barbara coast...continued→
Posted by Damon Nagami in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Last week, I wrote about Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's dramatic proposal to close 80% of California's state parks to address the state's $24 billion budget deficit. I argued that this shortsighted plan defies logic from an economic perspective because parks are such...continued→
Posted by Damon Nagami in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
California's magnificent state park system is facing the most severe budget cutbacks in its 100-plus year history. Saddled with a $24.3 billion deficit, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has set forth a shortsighted proposal to slash funding for state parks by...continued→
Posted by Damon Nagami in Environmental Justice , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
On Saturday, California State Parks celebrated the grand opening of the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook, a 65-acre park and trail system in the heart of South Los Angeles. Dignitaries and community activists raved about the state-of-the-art visitor center and...continued→
