Organizers with Communities for A Better Environment say the tours have a dual purpose: discussing environmental injustice, and organizing communities to fight it.
And yet, after filing for bankruptcy, Exide left California taxpayers to foot the bill for cleaning up contaminated soil throughout Southeast L.A.
,” four-hour journeys that highlight the impact of industrial polluters on residents’ health and quality of life. The tours are conducted by Communities for A Better Environment , a nonprofit that’s advocated for clean air, soil, and water in California’s working-class neighborhoods since the late 1970s.The purpose of the tours is two-fold, said Dillia Ortega, the organization’s youth program coordinator. One is to provide a space to “talk about environmental injustice in our communities.
Fabiola García, a senior at Bell High School, helped spread the word about Toxic Tours at her campus.
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