Posted by David Pettit in Environmental Justice
This is just a quick note to ask you take a look at a story in today's LA Times about the organization East Yards Communities for Environmental Justice and its director, Angelo Logan. Angelo and East Yards are leaders in...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution
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→
Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution
In closed-door negotiations, California Republicans are demanding a delay in implementation of California's off-road diesel rules in return for their agreement to a new state budget. This demand carries a hidden danger that could lead to billions of dollars of lost federal money for...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment
On July 15, 2008, California State Senator Alan Lowenthal’s bill to impose a fee on cargo containers passed the California Assembly, on its way to Governor Schwarzenegger’s desk. The vote wasn’t close: 46-23. The Assembly vote was the result of...continued→
