The ‘Revolutionary’ Fight Over California’s Hidden Oil and Gas Wells December 30, 2020
Gizmodo
“Today the long-ignored public health concerns of residents were heard: No more drilling where we are living,” Martha Dina Arguello, executive director of Physicians for Social Responsibility, Los Angeles (PSR-LA) said in a statement.
Arguello told Earther in September that implementing setbacks as a phaseout mechanism in an oil-heavy, dense urban environment like Los Angeles would be a sign that legislators take the needs of vulnerable communities seriously. She’s inspired by progress in other parts of the country.
Share:
Categories:
More In the News
Group finds PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals used in Ohio oil and gas wells
The Allegheny Front A non-profit research group has found the oil and gas industry in Ohio has used PFAS, known as “forever” chemicals, in at...
Climate Change and the Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases in the United States
Regina LaRocque, MD, MPH, et. al. | Clinical Infectious Diseases AbstractThe earth is rapidly warming, driven by increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide and other gases that...
Local groups join national campaign calling for climate action from Biden administration
Fronteras Dr. Eve Shapiro in Tucson is with Physicians for Social Responsibility. "There really is no time to wait, and we can’t wait for congress to...