On Friday, November 6, 2015, "Youth groups and community organizations sued the City of Los Angeles today for allowing oil companies to drill hundreds of contaminating wells near homes without conducting mandatory environmental studies, and for exposing black and Latino residents to disproportionate health and safety risks by imposing less protective rules in their neighborhoods." (press release)
Several of our youth represented our neighborhood at the press conference on Friday afternoon. You can see them in the back row in yellow holding up large photos of activity at the Jefferson Drill Site.
Several of our youth represented our neighborhood at the press conference on Friday afternoon. You can see them in the back row in yellow holding up large photos of activity at the Jefferson Drill Site.
The lawsuit gained a lot of media attention, highlighting that "Oil extraction is a toxic industrial activity that doesn’t belong in any neighborhood. It’s tragic that city officials are doing so little to protect communities of color from hazardous oil operations."
Press Coverage:
Environmental advocates sue L.A., accusing it of 'rubber stamping' oil drilling plans
Los Angeles Times (Emily Alpert Reyes)
Groups sue Los Angeles over alleged racial discrimination in oil drilling oversight
KPCC (Molly Peterson) - audio
Los Angeles’ Oil Permitting Process Unfairly Burdens Minorities, Lawsuit Alleges
Natasha Feiling (Climate Progress) - helpful map
After Complaints Fall On Deaf Ears, South L.A. Residents Sue Los Angeles Over Oil Production
Caitlyn Hynes (Neon Tommy) - video
Press Coverage:
Environmental advocates sue L.A., accusing it of 'rubber stamping' oil drilling plans
Los Angeles Times (Emily Alpert Reyes)
Groups sue Los Angeles over alleged racial discrimination in oil drilling oversight
KPCC (Molly Peterson) - audio
Los Angeles’ Oil Permitting Process Unfairly Burdens Minorities, Lawsuit Alleges
Natasha Feiling (Climate Progress) - helpful map
After Complaints Fall On Deaf Ears, South L.A. Residents Sue Los Angeles Over Oil Production
Caitlyn Hynes (Neon Tommy) - video