Posted by David Pettit in Moving Beyond Oil
I was reading an article in the New Yorker by Ian Frazier about the Trans-Siberian railroad, the world's longest, when I ran across his statement that the rail line ran under electric power for both passengers and freight. This was...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 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 Environmental Justice
NRDC and its allies Communities for a Better Environment, Coalition for a Safe Environment, and California Communities Against Toxics won a huge victory on July 28, 2008, when the Los Angeles County Superior Court ruled in their favor in a...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution
People who live near the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach don’t need to study atmospheric science to understand that they have a problem. There is fine, black soot everywhere. They can clean it up – and the next...continued→
