#EnvironmentalJustice

Tim McOsker Takes Aim at Three Longstanding Public Safety Threats in Council District 15

Rancho LPG, Jones Chemicals and Harbor Gateway Street Takeovers Finally Face a More Aggressive City Response By Rick Thomas, Columnist…

2 days ago

Letters to the Editor: As the Earth Warms, Carson Reflections Mini Park, and California’s 911 calls from ICE Detention Centers

  As the Earth Warms  Those who continue to deny our assault on the climate are complicit in the rising…

1 month ago

McOsker Seeks Council Review of Port Truck Lot Over Traffic, Environmental Justice Concerns

  The Los Angeles City Council is set to revisit the controversial John S. Gibson Truck and Chassis Parking Lot…

2 months ago

Hydrogen Fluoride Refinery Suit Gets First Hearing In Federal Court―Just One Battle in a Longer War

A lawsuit to force strict regulation, if not elimination, of hydrogen fluoride (HF) in oil refineries got its first hearing…

2 months ago

“What Are They Hiding?” ―Torrance Refinery Action Alliance Sues LA, Torrance Over Hidden Refinery Reports

After almost two years of stonewalling by the Los Angeles and Torrance fire departments, the Torrance Refinery Action Alliance has…

3 months ago

From Port Wars to Sacramento―Magali Sanchez-Hall Carries Forward Jesse Marquez’s Environmental Justice Legacy

Eleven months and 13 days before environmental justice activist Jesse Marquez died, he reflected with Random Lengths News on more…

3 months ago

Barragán Briefs: Rep. Calls to Expand Access to Glucose Monitoring and Leads Bicameral Opposition to New EPA Rule

  Rep. Nanette Barragán Urges HHS Secretary to Expand Access to Life-Saving Glucose Monitoring Technology Washington, D.C. — Rep. Nanette…

3 months ago

At CSULB, Revered Indigenous Land Remains in Limbo Despite Legal Protections

Martz hopes the arrival of new CSULB president Dr. Loren J. Blanchard on May 1 might bring change. “It has…

4 months ago

California Permanently Closes AllenCo Oil Wells, Ending Years of Community Harm

  SACRAMENTO — Gov. Newsom announced Feb. 12 that all 21 oil wells at the notorious AllenCo site in University…

6 months ago

Trump Declares Republican Party the “Pro-Pollution Party.

The Clean Air Act is clear: U.S. EPA has an affirmative duty to protect public health and welfare from air…

6 months ago