Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Air Quality

Q&A with Producer from ‘Up in the Air’ Report on Boyle Heights Air Quality (Part 1)

By Kristopher Fortin | Mar 8, 2012 | No Comments

(Part II coming tomorrow…) Being surrounded by three major freeways in Los Angeles, and residences living practically next door to industry, it’s pretty obvious Boyle Heights is not the best place to breathe. A couple weeks ago, KCET’s SoCal Connected aired a story about the air quality in Boyle Heights, showing how closely residents, especially children, […]

The True Price of Gasoline

By Damien Newton | Feb 27, 2012 | 2 Comments

From the Center for Investigative Reporting comes a short film breaking down the true price of a gallon of gasoline purchased and used in Los Angeles. The easy-to-follow animated film follows oil from underneath the ground of Saudi Arabia, where America gets 12% of its gasoline, across the ocean, through the refinery, to the gas […]

Gov. Brown Vetoes Commuter Benefits Act, Cites Cost Agument

By Damien Newton | Aug 3, 2011 | 5 Comments

Sounding like a spokesperson for the Republican opposition to the bill, Governor Jerry Brown announced a veto of SB 582, citing the cost to small businesses. From his veto statement: While I support the goal of reducing vehicle trips, this bill would impose a new mandate on small business at a time of economic uncertainty. There’s […]

Editorial: Don’t extend the 710;Shrink It and Expand Alternatives

By Mark Vallianatos | Apr 13, 2011 | 5 Comments

I have written about how amorphous the scoping process for Metro and Caltran’s 710 gap-closure/ big dig project has been. I’ve now given shape to my own opinions in comments for the scoping phase of their environmental review (which ends on April 14th). Please submit comments if you are interested in the future of freeways […]

Amidst Budget Impasse, GOP Tries and Fails to Gut Clean Air Act

By Kathryn Reid Moore | Apr 8, 2011 | No Comments

With budget talks reaching a critical pass to avert a government shutdown, House Republicans have been busy passing an ideological wishlist, including an attempt to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from “raising taxes.” H.R. 910, which they are calling the “Energy Tax Prevention Act” would undermine the EPA’s ability to restrict greenhouse gas emissions from […]

USC Research: Freeway Pollutants Cause Brain Damage in Mice

By Damien Newton | Apr 7, 2011 | 2 Comments

In a study that should give pause to anyone proposing a highway expansion project near where people live, A new study out of the University of Southern California should give them pause. Research by University Professor and senior author Caleb Finch and Constantinos Sioutas of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering demonstrates a direct correlation […]

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