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green issues in the cd14 council race

I wrote an opinion piece for patch eagle rock endorsing CD 14 councilman Huizar for re-election because he had worked on some environmental justice issues that I think are important. This was a personal column, not the opinion of UEPI

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Posted in Built Environment, Politics & Elections, Pollution Prevention, Transportation, Urban Environment

the 710 extension game

I’ve written two pieces for lastreetsblog about Metro & Caltrans’ public outreach around possible extension of the 710 freeway. I think that the so-called ‘gap’ is really an opportunity to invest in transit and better streets for pedestrians & cyclists

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Posted in Built Environment, Pollution Prevention, Streets, Transportation

how clean is the air in Eagle Rock

I was inspired by the great work of the Clean Up, Green Up campaign to look into data sources on air pollution and toxic releases in Eagle Rock and surrounding areas.  

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Marin County Gets its First Professional Wet Cleaner

Peter Sinsheimer, director of UEPI’s Pollution Prevention Center, applauds the opening the first Professional Wet Cleaner in Marin County (a PPC demonstration site!), and reminds consumers to look into claims by new “environmentally-friendly” dry cleaners in the Albany TimesUnion. “Any

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Oxy Goes Green with Professional Wet Clean

For Immediate Release Contact: Amanda Shaffer 323-259-2759; shaffer@oxy.edu Elyse Leon-Reyes 323-259-2734; eleonreyes@oxy.edu Oxy Goes Green with Professional Wet Clean Occidental makes sustainable chic as the first college in the nation to offer professional wet cleaning service to the campus community.

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Posted in Pollution Prevention, Press Release

California to Phase Out PERC

The California Air Resources Board announced today that the chemical perchloroethylene, a solvent used in drycleaning, will be phased out in the State of California by 2008.  Says UEPI’s Peter Sinsheimer of the ban, “It’s an historic day. Perc has

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Clean

Last week I had a suit cleaned at OK cleaners, one of the growing number of garment care businesses that use environmentally friendly commercial wet cleaning technologies rather than dry cleaning machines, which depend on a toxic solvent.

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