patagoniaさんのインスタグラム写真 - (patagoniaInstagram)「Pollution is racial violence. In California, people of color make up nearly 92 percent of the 1.8 million people living within a mile of oil and gas development. Pollution from oil wells, pumps and facilities puts them at greater risk for health problems ranging from nosebleeds to chronic headaches, higher rates of asthma and other respiratory illnesses, and increased cancer risk. And those who live with air pollution are dying from COVID-19 at twice the rate of those who don’t. ⁠ ⁠ But there are those trying to stop this—and the film DISTRICT 15 tells the story of two frontline groups leading this fight. Activists from Communities for a Better Environment (CBE) and STAND L.A. are pushing the Los Angeles City Council to enact buffer zones between oil drilling and families. Without a statewide mandate (a bill just failed in California last month), local activists are winning one fight at a time: In Culver City, California, council members took the first steps to phase out oil extraction. In Ventura County, home to Patagonia headquarters, the Board of Supervisors tentatively voted to establish 2,500-foot buffer zones between oil wells and homes and schools. This is good news for the roughly 8,000 residents in Ventura County (60% are Latinx) who live within 2,500 feet of an oil well. ⁠ ⁠ The young members of CBE in Wilmington, in L.A.’s harbor region, are part of a movement working tirelessly for clean air and water—and to confront racism—across the country. They’re leading the fight for environmental health and justice in their communities, taking on the fossil fuel industry and polluters. We will continue to amplify their work. ⁠ ⁠ Learn more about the fight to stop neighborhood oil drilling and be sure to watch DISTRICT 15 at the link in our bio. ⁠ ⁠ Photo: Michael Estrada @wilmasyej」9月9日 3時01分