Aug 14, 2017 | Newsletter, Nuclear Threats, Peace and Security
By Lesly Tobon, senior student at Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High School (ADOMHS) in Los Angeles. PSR-LA was delighted to meet Lesly and her fellow students and faculty at ADOMHS this summer and learn about their efforts to declare their school a Nuclear Weapons Free...
Aug 4, 2017 | Environmental Health, Industrial Land, Newsletter
By Jazmine Johnson As a resident approached the large building, he pointed towards it and declared, “That building used to be a bread factory, but it closed down and was converted into a community center many years ago.” He also noted that the much smaller building...
Sep 22, 2015 | Calendar, Newsletter, Peace and Security
PSR-LA invites you to a special screening of “The Man Who Saved the World,” at the Arena Cinema in Hollywood on Saturday, September 26 at 7 pm. Saturday, September 26th 7 pm at the Arena Cinema 1625 N Las Palmas Ave, Hollywood Click here for directions Enter through...
Aug 27, 2015 | Air Pollution, Climate Change, Latest News, Newsletter, Op-Eds
WRITTEN BY: DR. DEVKI PATEL, PSR-LA HEALTH AMBASSADOR In 2009, The Lancet Commission stated that “climate change is the greatest global health threat of the 21st century.” On June 23, 2015, this international group of health, climate, and economic experts released a...
Aug 27, 2015 | Air Pollution, Climate Change, Industrial Land, Latest News, Newsletter, Toxics
The 2014-2015 California Legislative Session ends on Friday, September 11th. As we approach the end of this year’s session, here’s an update on the status of bills that we’ve been tracking at PSR-LA. Climate Change SB 350 (de Leon): The Clean Energy and Pollution...
Aug 27, 2015 | Industrial Land, Latest News, Newsletter
WRITTEN BY: MONIKA SHANKAR, LAND USE & HEALTH COORDINATOR On a Friday afternoon in March, leaders from one of the most powerful environmental agencies in California joined environmental justice and public health advocates at the Jordan Downs community in Watts to...
