Posted by David Pettit in Environmental Justice
At Resurrection Church in Boyle Heights, California, a party was thrown recently to celebrate the City of Vernon's withdrawal of a proposal to build a huge powerplant upwind from Boyle Heights and the surrounding, largely Latino communities. NRDC opposed this...continued→
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
Recently, the EPA has taken a number of positive steps towards reducing toxic air pollution from ships that call at U.S. ports. In 2008, EPA enacted regulations covering certain marine diesel engines. Earlier this year, EPA submitted a very far-sighted...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution
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→
Posted by David Pettit in Environmental Justice
Last weekend, the USC Annenberg Institute for Justice and Journalism held a series of seminars for journalists selected from around the country. Barry Wallerstein, the Executive Officer of the South Coast Air Quality Management District, Jane Williams, the Executive Director...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Environmental Justice
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted last Tuesday to oppose a "get out of jail free" bill that the South Coast Air Quality Management District (the "District") is flogging in Sacramento. The District got caught breaking the law...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Environmental Justice
Railyards in California and elsewhere are huge sources of deadly diesel pollution. The California Air Resources Board ("CARB") has conducted health risk assessments of the major California railyards and found that railyard operations have increased the cancer risk for nearly...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Environmental Justice
My NRDC colleague Tim Grabiel preserved a huge victory today in court. By way of context, on July 28, 2008, Tim and his co-counsel won a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) case that prevented the South Coast Air Quality Management District...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice
Two days ago, my colleague Adrian Martinez wrote about a scheduled hearing where the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) would decide whether to file a lawsuit against the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to enjoin all or parts of...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution
It was a beautiful day in most of Los Angeles yesterday. I played hooky from work and drove out to the ballpark to see the Dodgers beat the Rockies 3-1. Remarkably, Manny Ramirez stole a base!Unremarkably, 26 miles away, LA’s...continued→
