The tiny blooms were strikingly fragrant. I'm going to try to remember to go back and see if I can forage grapes later this summer. (Tho I suppose given their location they will be coated in a light dusting of diesel exhaust, quite the terroir)
LA fires aftermath: where will all the toxic fire debris go
"The #EPA continues evading questions about where the most dangerous material will ultimately end up"
https://lapublicpress.org/2025/02/fire-debris-landfill-local-los-angeles/
The top article quotes an enthusiastic real estate broker: "this will allow a ton of new inventory and capacity that should help the market by providing more warehouse and distribution space”
First of all, not sure why more warehouse/distro space is a good thing to begin with; but there are other reasons to be skeptical, in that the land the refinery was on is EXTREMELY toxic:
https://www.reuters.com/business/150-years-spills-philadelphia-refinery-cleanup-highlights-toxic-legacy-fossil-2021-02-16/
The complex has been implicated in lots of #ToxicLA , recently leaking benzene, toxic fires, etc.
Long Beach finally stopped burning its trash, earlier this year. Had been about 800 tons daily, which provided some electricity to the #port. Landfilling it costs more.
🛢️ 🍌 A nice review of #OilBeach has come in from Choice (American Library Association):
"harbors are regions of complex and global interactions between humans and their environment, complicating #biodiversity #conservation and restoration efforts... Highly recommended."
#Shipping #EnvHist @sts #STS @geography @commodon #Commodon #HistSTM #oil #energy #pollution #ClimateCrisis #ToxicLA #CounterPort @bookstodon
My book #OilBeach opens with a vignette about California's oversight of "orphaned" #oil wells. Sadly, per @ProPublica here, I called it pretty well:
https://www.propublica.org/article/california-oil-cleanup-law
State regulators could have asked oil companies California Resources Corp. and Aera Energy for an estimated $2.4 billion to guarantee wells are plugged but decided they didn’t have the authority to do so.
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Christina D-H