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For transparent, accountable government,
and the full disclosure of environmental public health and safety issues including gas and oil field operations.
Office: 310-721-3512
Email: Jeanette@GrassrootsCoalition.org
11934 W. Washington Blvd., Suite 101, Los Angeles, CA 90066 |
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Petition for Writ of Mandamus
2 meg PDF
Citizens Coalition for a Safe Community has requested
an injunction to stop PXP drilling in the Inglewood oilfield until a proper "industry standard" study of health and safety issues in the PXP oilfield and adjacent neighborhoods is done.
More than 200,000 people living around the PXP / Baldwin Hills / Inglewood
oilfield are at risk and may be directly impacted by the future drilling.
Broken Dreams is a 16 minute movie about PXP's
Inglewood Oilfield and its neighbors health and safety woes.
What to expect when living next to the PXP oilfield
Smelling fumes in your backyard? Toxic? Wondering about those cracks in your
walls and foundation? Could they be PXP's fault? Tom Williams, an oil industry expert, explains that for the last 20 years refineries have been held to a much higher standard than oilfields. Oilfield operators are getting a "free pass" on air quality standards and expanded drilling. Cancer, asthma, broken buildings, and broken dreams may be the price we pay.
PXP Baldwin Hills / Inglewood Oilfield FACTS
single page handout flyer (pdf)
Replaced on Feb 10, 2009
Potentially hazardous oilfield gases at the PXP / Baldwin Hills / Inglewood Oilfield
Issues to consider if you live in and around Baldwin Hills.
Report Odors Call 1-800-CUT-SMOG
Complaint Guidelines
Government phone number of South Coast Air Quality Management District
Ask your inspector to bring a gas monitor.
Here is a handy guide for checking structural changes in and around your home.
single page handout flyer (pdf)
New as of Feb 10, 2009
Do you have cracks in your foundation, walls and swimming pool?
Did your water main break? Experiencing hillside erosion? Creaking sounds?
Report Damage to Gary Gless. Call 310-227-3201 or email:
800ccsc@Gmail.com
Courtesy of: Citizens Coalition for a Safe Community
PXP's Inglewood Gas & Oil Fields in Baldwin Hills and
Playa Vista and Sempra (SoCal Gas) Oilfields and Underground Gas Storage
Sempra Energy Information
Playa del Rey storage field overview
4 megabyte pdf
Excerpt:
The Playa del Rey storage
field was originally an oil field
that produced during the 1930s.
Following more than ten years
of production, the pressure
in the field dropped to a
level that was less viable for oil
production, but very suitable
for natural gas storage. In
1942, the U.S. government
initiated underground storage
of natural gas as part of ...
Grassroots Coalition fighting for you
Since 1993, Grassroots Coalition's President Patricia McPherson has lead the fight for full disclosure of health and safety issues related to oil field gases at Playa Vista and the surrounding areas. In October 2005, the California Appellate Court vacated the approval of the Playa Vista Phase I Methane Mitigation System and ordered the City to determine whether to perform a Supplemental or Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) according to CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act). The Appellate Court agreed with Grassroots Coalition and its co-plaintiffs that the effects of dewatering (removal of water) as part of the methane mitigation measures and the methane mitigation systems ability to perform properly had not been studied. Issues to be studied include cumulative impacts of dewatering; cumulative subsidence and contamination spread, and performance of the 50' vent wells, dewatering as it affects the wetland habitat, recharge rate of the aquifer, salt water intrusion and waste water issues. On December 20th, 2007 the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved a settlement agreement of complaint cases relating to the natural gas storage field owned and operated by The Gas Company in the Playa del Rey area of the City of Los Angeles. To fully understand this Grassroots victory read the full: Sempra Energy "Important Information about Playa del Rey Natural Gas Storage Operations" above. Please keep me informed |