STAND-LA: From Smoke to Solutions: Neighborhood Oil Drilling and Climate Disasters in LA

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Written By Mithzy Hernandez

Learn about the issues of neighborhood oil drilling, the connection between local oil drilling and the recent LA wildfires, and what the LA City Council can do to end this toxic practice!

Webinar panel of experts included:

  • Ashley Hernandez - Youth Organizer at Communities for a Better Environment

  • Maya Golden-Krasner: Deputy Director and Senior Attorney at the Climate Law Institute, Center for Biological Diversity

  • Bhavna Shamasunder - Professor & Mellichamp Chair at UC Santa Barbara

  • Moderated by Rabeya Sen - Director of Policy at Esperanza Community Housing

STAND-L.A. is a racial and environmental justice coalition of community groups working for and with Angelenos on the front lines of urban oil extraction.

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