Which Way, L.A.?
Volcanoes around the World; Earth Day in Los Angeles
On this 40th anniversary of Earth Day, we look at efforts to make LA's environment more livable. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, this week's volcanic eruption is a wake-up call for the airline industry and unprepared regulators.
By Warren Olney • • 53m ListenOn this 40th anniversary of Earth Day, we look at efforts to make Los Angeles' environment more livable. We'll see how Tree People has gone national but stayed local, how a measure of what's called "environmental justice" has been achieved and what's being done to power down to prepare for the end of the age of oil. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, this week's volcanic eruption is a wake-up call for the airline industry and unprepared regulators. It's also a lesson in humanity's inability to control nature. How likely are bigger eruptions? Is there any way to get ready?
Banner image: Volunteers from the Angeles Volunteer Association assist children with seedlings, Earth Day, 2008
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2 storiesAre We Prepared for Volcanic Disruption?
Air travel in Europe is almost back to normal, although shifting winds have sent plumes of volcanic ash over Scotland and Scandinavia, forcing some airports to close again. Even as Iceland's volcano calms down, damages from this week's eruption continue to mount and so do complaints about the way it's been handled.
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Acid rain was reduced by new federal regulations on sulfur emissions; the EPA got the lead out of gasoline; it took an international treaty to protect the Ozone layer. But a lot of environmental progress has been made on the local level.
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