Posted January 4, 2012 by Damon Nagami in Environmental Justice, Living Sustainably
Last week I blogged about Taylor Yard, a former rail yard along the Los Angeles River, where developer Trammell Crow was facing an end-of-year deadline to exercise its option to purchase a key portion of the property. As I...continued→
Posted December 31, 2011 by Daniel Rosenberg in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment, The Media and the Environment, U.S. Law and Policy
In which a group of Senators pen fact-challenged letters on behalf of formaldehyde and styrene, currying favor with the chemical industry and undercutting government health agencies. In my last post, I discussed how EPA was compelled by the collaboration of...continued→
Posted December 30, 2011 by Rocky Kistner in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment, Moving Beyond Oil
BP's newest PR salvo touting its Gulf cleanup hit a nerve with many residents still struggling to get their lives back (one ad captured this BP beach protest in the background). The oil behemoth's slickly produced pleas for Americans to “come on down” to the Gulf where the weather...continued→
Posted December 28, 2011 by Daniel Rosenberg in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment, U.S. Law and Policy
The chemical industry’s war on science continues -- as far out of the public eye as possible. Shortly before Congress left for its Christmas recess, it passed an “Omnibus” budget bill, to appropriate funds for numerous federal agencies for the...continued→
Posted December 28, 2011 by Damon Nagami in Environmental Justice, Living Sustainably
The clock is ticking down on 2011. In Los Angeles, this means time is running out for an industrial development firm to decide whether to exercise its option to purchase a key parcel of land along the Los Angeles...continued→
Posted December 27, 2011 by David Goldstein in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Green Enterprise, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, U.S. Law and Policy
Recent economic news is not encouraging. The New York Times reports that when it comes to recovery, “experts see a false dawn.” One particularly troubling area is housing, where a new report shows home sales were 4 percent lower this...continued→
Posted December 22, 2011 by Pete Altman in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment
How out of touch can the WSJ ed. board be? See for yourself...According to the folks on the Wall Street Journal editorial board, the sky is falling now that the EPA has taken long overdue steps to clean up mercury...continued→
Posted December 22, 2011 by Doug Sims in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Green Enterprise, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Saving Wildlife and WIld Places, Solving Global Warming
Last May, in the middle of increasing public concern about energy mega-projects, particularly the proposed mega-dam complex called HidroAysén, President Piñera appointed a multi-disciplinary panel of experts to a special advisory body called La Comisión Asesora para el Desarrollo Eléctrico...continued→
Posted December 20, 2011 by Pete Altman in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment
With the EPA poised to unveil a major new measure to protect kids and families from mercury, toxic and other pollution from power plants today (the Mercury and Air Toxics standard, or MATR), I'll blog on it throughout the day....continued→
Posted December 15, 2011 by Diane Bailey in Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment
A new study called At a Crossroads in Our Region’s Health came out yesterday, detailing how we can ensure that new housing in the Bay Area keeps residents safe from toxic air pollution. The report looks at Priority Development Areas...continued→
