Imperfect Paradise: Can a city built by the oil industry stop drilling for good?
About this episode
The episode explores the fight against oil drilling in Los Angeles, focusing on health issues in communities of color and the economic implications of phasing out drilling.
The city of Los Angeles is home to over two thousand active oil wells, many concentrated in communities of color where residents have long reported serious health issues. On this episode of Imperfect Paradise, LAist’s Erin Stone takes us inside one neighborhood’s fight to shut down a drill site, and explores what a broader effort to phase out drilling could mean for a region whose economy and infrastructure were built on an oil field. Read Erin’s reporting on LAist.com Grow your business–no matter what stage you’re in. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at SHOPIFY.COM/paradise Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live.
People in this episode
Host: Erin Stone
Topics covered
- oil industry
- environmental health
- community activism
- Los Angeles
- drilling
- economic impact
Keywords
- Los Angeles
- oil wells
- health issues
- community fight
- drill site
- phase out drilling
- economy
- infrastructure
Sponsors
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Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: LAist
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