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710 tunnel could be health hazard
Speaking to a crowd already leery of a proposed tunnel connecting the Long Beach (710) Freeway to Pasadena, a leading smog scientist and asthma researcher warned Tuesday that the roadway could be a health hazard. “Those of us in the area of air...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Air Pollution, Science and Technology, Anthony J. Portantino, Lungs and Airways
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Guest Column: The case against building the 710 Freeway tunnel
At the May 11 meeting of the California Transportation Commission in Los Angeles, the Commissioners heard a Caltrans update on the so-called “SR-710 Gap Closure Project.” This proposed project would extend the 710 (Long Beach) Freeway from its...Tags: Los Angeles, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), California, South Pasadena, Altadena
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710 extension meetings continue
Traffic congestion, safety hazards and air and noise pollution topped a list of concerns put forth by community members Saturday at a public outreach meeting on the proposed Long Beach (710) freeway gap-closure project.
The meeting, which drew about...Tags: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Environmental Issues, Traffic, Colleges and Universities, Transportation
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Our Readers Write: Middle class needs to unite, vote
Wow, this election cycle is really astonishing; the money flow, the heated rhetoric, the extreme views! I believe that the anticipated demise of our majority democratic government is greatly exaggerated. It can only happen if the majority of voters is...Tags: Government, California, Event Planning, State Budgets, Democratic Party
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Seventh hopeful eyes City Council seat
The number of people who have pulled papers to enter the race for three City Council seats that open next year has increased to seven, with political newcomer Jacqueline Harris entering a field of two incumbents and four other potential challengers....Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Oliver Purnell, Health and Medical Professionals, Local Elections, Health
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710 tunnel could devastate the region
Today, the city of La Caņada Flintridge is under the direct threat of increased traffic congestion and air pollution from the proposed completion of the 710 Freeway. Caltrans and MTA are proposing to move forward with the scoping and environmental study...Tags: Government, Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Los Angeles, Facebook, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California)
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Youth Briefs
Performance to spotlight Gulf crisis Students in the advanced placement environmental science classes at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy are hosting a musical event in Memorial Park from 4 to 7 p.m. on June 3 to bring awareness of the oil spill in the...Tags: Technology, Facebook, Science, Lifestyle and Leisure, Colleges and Universities
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Gulf Coast wildlife preserved
While news of BP's efforts to cap the oil gusher in the Gulf Coast continued to make headlines last week, 11th-graders at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy were busy Thursday afternoon raising more than $3,000 for wildlife rescue efforts. The carnival-...Tags: Delaware, BP Plc, Natural Resources, Global Expansion, Science
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A means to an end
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is one of the most disgusting things I have ever seen. I've seen some nasty things, but seeing the oil wash up onto the coastline as a dark brown, icky goo that congeals into little balls is enough to make my stomach turn....Tags: Gene Roddenberry, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Environmental Issues, Emergency Incidents, Disasters
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Dealing with apocalyptic thinking
Most scripture promotes our careful stewardship of the Earth. And yet, apocalyptic religious traditions welcome signs of the "end times" (environmental degradation, war, oil spills, etc.), considering it the fulfillment of long-awaited prophecy and the...Tags: Cults and Sects, Diseases and Illnesses, Baptist, Weather, Earthquakes
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Quick Hits
Residents complain of K-rail mosquitoes Eight households in the 5400 block of La Forest Drive banded together to send a letter to the city's Public Works Department complaining of a boost in mosquito activity around the K-rails installed in the fall to...Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Cleanup, Homes, Drunk Driving, PTA
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Sound wall design funds on the way
La Caņada Flintridge will solidify in the coming weeks an agreement with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority that will allow the city to spend an estimated $2.8 million in Measure R funding to design 21 segments of sound wall, according to a city...Tags: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, David Dreier, Environmental Issues, Sacramento, Los Angeles
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