ENG | ESP Inglewood Oil Field Complaint Process The Inglewood Oil Field is regulated by a Community Standards District to reduce health and environmental effects of oil drilling on surrounding communities. One part of this regulation is a complaint process for...
Oil Drilling
Guest Blog: My Summer Internship with Community Health Councils
As a student intern for CHC, I’ve had a truly remarkable and enlightening experience. I spent the past eight weeks educating myself on the rich history of CHC and their past and ongoing projects. The bulk of my summer was spent working on a project under the Built...
County Set to Begin Community Health Assessment Around Inglewood Oil Field
Community Health Councils is a member of the Community Advisory Panel (CAP) for the Inglewood Oil Field Community Standards District. In partnership with the CAP, we drafted a letter requesting that the LA County Department of Public Health begin the process of...
Oil Drilling in Los Angeles: A Story of Unequal Protections
Community Health Councils found low-income communities of color in the City of Los Angeles have fewer protections from the risks from local oil drilling operations than more affluent, whiter neighborhoods. This includes allowing drilling activities hundreds of feet...