The strongest predictor that a neighborhood contains a flood-prone site of former industrial pollution is the proportion of nonwhite and non-English-speaking residents.
A lack of tree cover in low-income areas has left many residents especially vulnerable to rising heat. It's a legacy of the city's design—and its history of racist policies.
When the Indian Point nuclear power plant shuts, its lost output will be filled primarily by generators that burn fuels that contribute to climate change.
Unlike other oil-producing states, much of the drilling in California takes place in residential neighborhoods, often in Spanish-speaking communities. Despite mounting complaints about pollution from the wells, the state has failed to take action.
Despite regulatory powers that in some ways are stronger than the state's, LA has been slow and inconsistent in forcing the industry to take responsibility for its leaky legacy, according to a Los Angeles Times/Public Integrity investigation.
A single community is home to more than half the oil wells in Los Angeles, and its residents are feeling the effects as the apparel brand’s new film, ‘District 15,’ details.
