On this edition of Your Call’s One Planet Series, we discuss oil drilling in neighborhoods in California. Over 2 million people in California live within half-a-mile of an oil or gas well, and another 5 million live within a mile. Living in proximity to oil wells has been linked to a range of health issues.
We'll also find out why refinery trade unions in California are fighting to protect the fossil fuel industry.
Guests:
Alexandrea Herr, award-winning environmental journalist
Aaron Miguel Cantú, investigative reporter
Web Resources:
Grist: California’s dirty little secret: Oil wells in the backyard
CAPITAL & MAIN: How Trade Unions and Climate Advocates in California Can Forge an Alliance
LA Times: The toxic legacy of old oil wells: California’s multibillion-dollar problem
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