Living on the Frontlines of SoCal’s Air Pollution Problem

Watch our video series to hear community members describe the impacts of living near dangerous, polluting facilities and the failings of AQMD to regulate these facilities and protect community health.

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    Ports

    Listen to Marcos Lopez with East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice discuss the impact of living less than a mile from the Port of Long Beach.

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    Secondary Lead Smelter

    Listen to Rebecca Overmyer-Velázquez with Clean Air Coalition discussing the impacts of living near California’s last secondary lead smelter.

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    Railyards

    Listen to Alicia Aguayo with the People’s Collective for Environmental Justice describe what it’s like to live near polluting railyards.

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    Refineries

    Listen to Dulce Altamirano with Communities for a Better Environment describe the experience of living near polluting refineries and how South Coast AQMD should be on the side of communities, not industry.

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    Urban Oil Drilling

    Listen to Richard Parks with Redeemer Community Partnership talk about the harmful impacts of urban oil drilling on nearby residents.