News & Updates
Check out the latest information on our work.
Monica’s Dry Cleaners: Victory in South LA
Commercial apparel cleaning services or dry cleaners have been using Perchloroethylene (PERC) as their cleaning solvent for decades. Unfortunately, PERC is a source of significant groundwater contamination and is listed as a hazardous air pollutant b ...
Extreme Heat. Extreme Danger.
Over the past few years, California has endured one of its driest periods and hottest summers ever. Last year's summer heat wave was one of the most brutal extreme weather events we've experienced. It nearly broke the state's electric grid and led to ...
Welcome Back! A Word from our Executive Director
It may come as news to many, but toward the end of last year, I went on my first sabbatical- ever! In the days and weeks before my leave, I remember feeling like it was time to retire. I kept thinking, “I’m too old and can't do this anymore.” Once my ...
Calling an Investigation on SoCalGas Price Gouging
Last week, PSR-LA joined 20 other groups urging LA City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto to investigate Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) for potential price gouging and market manipulation that enriched its parent company, Sempra Energy. Wh ...
PSR-LA’s 2022 Year in Review
Our 2022 Year in Review is here! This year we're highlighting the Power of People & the Fight for Democracy. Dive deep into PSR-LA’s campaigns and achievements over the year. Read PSR-LA's 2022 Year in Review! 2022 Year in Review If ...
PSR-LA at COP 27
Every year a country hosts the Conference of Parties (COP) in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) framework. And this year, PSR-LA's Climate Justice Organizer, Maro Kakoussian, was invited to attend COP27 in Sharm El Sh ...
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