Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Air Quality

Exposed: Oil Industry’s Astroturf Tactics Against CA Cap-and-Trade

By Melanie Curry | Dec 1, 2014 | 2 Comments

It’s no surprise that the oil industry is fighting California’s cap-and-trade program. But it is enlightening to see the strategy laid out in a leaked PowerPoint presentation [PDF]. Last week, Brad Wieners at Bloomberg Businessweek leaked a presentation put together by the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA), an oil industry lobby firm that operates in California. […]

Exide Settlement with DTSC Limits (For Now)* Homes that Can Be Tested for Lead, County Supervisors Explore Legal Options

By Sahra Sulaiman | Nov 20, 2014 | No Comments

Good news, good people of Maywood, Boyle Heights, and East L.A. who live within the limited assessment areas (see one, above)! The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) wants you to know that, per a Stipulation and Order settlement reached on November 6 with embattled Vernon-based lead-acid battery recycling plant Exide, if Exide has contaminated your yard […]

The DOGGR Days of Summer: DOGGR Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Fracking Regulations

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 9, 2014 | 5 Comments

It’s that time of year again. Time for the Division of Oil, Gas & Geothermal Resources (DOGGR), the agency tasked with regulating the Oil & Gas industry, to once again skip the home to one of the largest urban oil fields in the U.S. on its listening tour. The occasion? DOGGR is seeking public comment […]

Exide’s Third Application for Permit to Handle Hazardous Waste Found Deficient

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 18, 2014 | 2 Comments

Just after I got word yesterday that the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) had determined that Exide Technologies’ third application for a formal permit to handle hazardous waste at their lead-acid battery recycling facility in Vernon was deficient, an email popped into my inbox from State Senator Ricardo Lara’s office. Lara’s press release touted […]

Exide Cited for String of Lead Emissions Violations by EPA

By Sahra Sulaiman | May 23, 2014 | No Comments

I receive my fair share of press releases regarding environmental happenings and community events, but few are more morbidly amusing than Exide Technologies’ efforts to paint itself as the good guy every time it is slammed with a massive violation. The most recent one from the embattled Vernon lead-acid battery recycler is in response to […]

Some Thoughts on Near Roadway Air Pollution and L.A.’s Future

By Joe Linton | Apr 10, 2014 | 23 Comments

I attended a forum event yesterday, entitled “The Collision of Best Intentions: Public Health, Smart Growth, and Land Use Planning.” Speakers focused on “NRAP” – an acronym I wasn’t familiar with. NRAP stands for Near Roadway Air Pollution. It’s the study of pollution risks near freeways and other high-volume roads. I confess that I have […]

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