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Not Good For You

August 18, 2009

Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution

Tags:
airpollution, airquality, diesel

Southern California, a semi-arid region in the best of times, is getting drier.  Our wildfire season used to be September and October; now it's year-round.  Another life-threatening year-round problem in California is air pollution. Two recent studies yet again confirm...continued

Don't Trade What You Don't Have

July 20, 2009

Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution

Tags:
airpollution, airquality, cleanairact, environmentaljustice, powerplants, SCAQMD

Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit decided a case that brought a breath of fresh air to the idea of cleaning up some of America's most polluted cities.   By way of context, in an area...continued

Nixon Said What?

June 3, 2009

Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution

Tags:
airpollution, airquality, diesel, dieseltrucks

 In his 1970 State of the Union address, Richard Nixon said:  "Clean air, clean water, open spaces - these should once again be the birthright of every American."  My friend Erika Zucker was the first to identify this quote when...continued

When Power Goes to Your Head, and Lungs

April 8, 2008

Posted by David Pettit in Environmental Justice

Tags:
airquality, environmentaljustice, naturalgas, powerplants, solarenergy, southerncalifornia, windenergy

Last week, NRDC delivered a 60-day intent to sue letter to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) in Southern California, contending they’re giving regional polluters a free pass on pollution levels and distributing bogus emission credits – sometimes in...continued

David Pettit
David Pettit
Director, Southern California Air Program
Santa Monica, CA
I grew up in the L.A. area and am a die-hard Dodgers and UCLA Bruins...
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