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EPA to Investigate Waste Dumping in Poor U.S. Communities

With the news about Britain getting caught dumping toxic waste in Brazil and Ghana, the injustice of hazardous dumping in third-world countries is getting some much-deserved press and analysis. But what about poor communities right here in the U.S. that are experiencing the same thing? Industry polluters abuse low-income and minority communities across the country, [...]

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Who’s Who in Green: Irma Muñoz

Far too often, in places like Los Angeles County, California, Latina mothers have helplessly watched their children play in streets, parks and waterways contaminated with pesticides and other pollutants. They worry about the effects that these toxins could have on their sons and daughters, but it seems like nobody out there is too concerned about [...]

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California to Pay Residents to Rip Out Their Water-Intensive Lawns

When you live in an artificially lush desert environment where water availability is already a problem, is it smart to use what little water you have to keep pointless lawns green? Uh, no. As many of you already know, wasting water on lawns is a major pet peeve of ours here at EarthFirst – it [...]

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Eco-Logical Art ‘Second Saturday’ Events in LA

LA’s Eco-LogicalART gallery has announced yet another innovative eco-friendly way to exhibit art. The gallery, founded by Peter Schulberg, salvages toxic, non-biodegradable billboard vinyl and stretches them so that they may be used by LA-area artists for free in exchange for exposure on the exterior of the gallery.
Starting Saturday, June 13th, Eco-LogicalART will be launching [...]

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Who’s Who in Green: Siel Ju, Green LA Girl

If you want to know about eco-happenings in the LA area, Siel’s your girl. The Green LA Girl blogger has been writing about environmental topics online since 2005, helping Los Angelenos find the hottest green spots and events as well as providing green tips and news to the greater public.
Los Angeles isn’t exactly the greenest [...]

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Book Review: Smogtown – The Lung-Burning History of Pollution in Los Angeles

If you think the air is bad in Los Angeles right now, you probably didn’t live there for much of the past century. When the thick, view-obscuring gray haze first appeared in the city on July 26th, 1943, nobody knew quite what to think of it. Was some factory suddenly spewing tons of pollution in [...]

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