Community Experts on Equitable Access to Nature in LA
Access to parks is plagued by the same inequity and systemic racism that so thoroughly pervades our society. Advancing park equity requires reversing decades of...
Expert Blog
The latest opinion and analysis from NRDC’s science, legal, and policy experts.
Create Parks & Affordable Homes, Avoid Green Gentrification
Residents of low-income neighborhoods in Los Angeles face a dire lack of parks and access to open space, and these inequities frequently fall along racial lines...
Green Gentrification, and How Environmentalists Can Avoid It
Everyone deserves to enjoy the benefits of public investment in their community. And there’s a lot that environmentalists can do to make equity a central part...
Linking Job Growth and Housing: Sustainable Planning for LA
To promote an equitable, healthier environment for all, we need strong affordable housing policies that make space for low-income residents in Los Angeles long-...
No on Los Angeles City Measure S, Yes on County Measure H
It’s no secret that LA’s antiquated land use system is failing its residents. Los Angeles deserves solutions that are aligned with health equity, racial jus...
Jordan Downs Residents Win One, But Want Full Data on Toxics
Residents of the Jordan Downs public housing community in Watts, Los Angeles, recently achieved a major win with their landlord, the Housing Authority of the Ci...