EnviroNews

Would You Rather Die Slow or Die Quick? Assemblyman Mike Gipson Interview with RLn

For too long, Californians, particularly those from working-class communities of color who live next to freeways, oil refineries, chemical manufacturers,…

4 years ago

Ports Briefs: Container Dwell Fee Still Holding/ Grant Powers POLB Zero Emissions Push

Projects covered by the grant include developing a master plan for SSA Marine's Pier J facility to convert to zero-emissions…

4 years ago

Join TRAA’s Zoom Meeting: Voter Advisory Panel’s Candidate Recommendations for the Torrance Election

The Torrance Refinery Action Alliance or TRAA Voter Advisory Panel submitted three questions related to the use of  hydrofluoric acid…

4 years ago

They Built the Wall. Problems Remain After Founder’s Guilty Plea

Brian Kolfage, a 40-year-old Air Force veteran, faces more than five years in prison after pleading guilty to defrauding donors…

4 years ago

‘This Is Robbery’: Chevron Profits Quadruple and Exxon’s Double Amid Ukraine Crisis

To combat Big Oil's war profiteering, Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation in March that would impose "a per-barrel tax equal to…

4 years ago

ANNOUNCEMENT: Los Angeles County Kicks Off Draft 2045 Climate Action Plan for Unincorporated Communities

Community members are invited to attend a virtual community workshop May 11, to learn how previous feedback contributed to the…

4 years ago

New Website Provides Close-Up Look at POLA Marine Habitats, Wildlife

Every five years since 2000, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have conducted year-long, harbor-wide biological surveys of…

4 years ago

Environmental Briefs: Climate Leadership Advances Through Partnership with China, California Transportation and Climate Investments, Visiting Conservation Sites

The investments total more than $6.4 billion across the country and are administered under the Federal Highway Administration’s carbon reduction…

4 years ago

Ports BRIEFS: Dwell Fee Postponed, EIS Released On Rail Facility, Everport Terminal Completed, POLA Sees Busiest March

Located southwest of Anaheim Street and the 710 Freeway, the planned $1.5 billion Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility is…

4 years ago

The Color Of Water

African Americans arriving from Arkansas settled in Lanare, for instance, because they could not rent or buy homes in Riverdale,…

4 years ago