Fighting for Civil Rights in Historic Martineztown
Earlier today we filed an administrative complaint with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development calling for an investigation into the City of...
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LA Ports Come Together Again to Reduce Air Pollution
This year is the 10 th anniversary of the first time the two largest Southern California ports—the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach—came together...
Cleaning Up the Coal Pollution from BNSF Trains
The wheels of justice often turn very slowly. Three years after filing suit, NRDC, along with several other environmental groups, finally reached agreement on...
Court to Hold Two-Day Hearing on the Challenged BNSF Rail Yard Project
On November 16 and 17, the courtroom of the California Superior Court Judge the Honorable Barry Goode will be packed with environmental organizations,...
Port of LA Approves $10 Million in Settlement Funds to Reduce Port-Related Air Pollution
Earlier today the Port of Los Angeles' Board of Harbor Commissioners voted to approve two agreements that direct $10 million in funds from a 2004 settlement...
New Study Provides Evidence that Minorities and Low-Income Communities are Disproportionately Impacted by Roadway Pollution, and Demonstrates a Better Approach to Determine Future Vehicle Pollution
A few years ago we in the NRDC LA Air and Environmental Justice team were lucky to have Professor Gregory Rowangould on staff as a Science Fellow. I learned a...