EXCLUSIVE: Newsom's chief disaster officer asked FEMA to rethink its decision to forgo post-cleanup soil sampling, arguing it was critical for the health of returning residents.
A FEMA official, in no uncertain terms, declined the request.
https://t.co/td1TrPnlAl
@MutualaidLA has put together an evolving spreadsheet with shelter information, pet boarding options, and other resources for Angelenos impacted by the fires and winds: https://t.co/24hWI8ELMq
BREAKING: We just won our David vs. Goliath battle. Big Oil officially withdrew their deceitful initiative!
Our law is safe and will finally take effect. WE JUST PROTECTED CALIFORNIA NEIGHBORHOODS FROM TOXIC OIL DRILLING!
https://t.co/Zf3fuNzmRP
“Summer comes, and everybody’s talking about the heat and how to protect yourself. Then summer goes away and people forget about it. Legislators forget, and agencies.” @California_HCD end this cycle with strong policy recommendations to #CALeg this year.
https://t.co/6UscFmm5k0
Is this really the best California officials can do?" We know @California_HCD can do better and deliver strong policy recommendations to #CALeg that protect #Californians from deadly #extremeheat in their homes.
https://t.co/cMcSqkpzgy
CalGEM just released new permits, some within the 3,200 ft setback, near residential communities in Derby Acres, CA
This is unacceptable, after frontline residents in CA have worked for years to end neighborhood drilling.
#WeDoNotPermit drilling in our community.
It all started with an oil spill in Santa Barbara that released roughly 3 million gallons of oil into the Pacific. 74 years later, we still have work to do.
Wendy lives in Wilmington, home to the highest concentration of oil drilling in LA. Her neighbors carry inhalers everywhere they go, while they battle difficulty breathing, bloody noses, headaches, and more.
Thank you to everyone who joined @CEMO_EJ4LA last week at our first Climate Equity LA Community Assembly! We are so grateful for your support, participation, and engagement. Learn more: https://t.co/YgPosfBrfx @LACityView35@PB__Community@CalOrganize#ClimateEquityLA
It is not a coincidence that Black communities in the US are more likely to be targeted for environmental hazards - it's the result of historic systemic racism that continues to shape our present-day landscape.
#BlackHistoryMonth#EnvironmentalJustice
This is just one example of a community that continues to be devastated by the effects of toxic drilling. We need to get oil drilling out of our neighborhoods and KEEP the law this November to prevent any more incidents like this
📢OUT NOW! The 2023 #EJScorecard ranks lawmakers based on whether they voted to protect low-income communities of color on the frontlines of pollution in CA.
Read the scorecard → https://t.co/bxYOE5jcwO