Who are THE Impact Project Partners?

Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice (CCAEJ)

Coalition for a Safe Environment (CFASE)

East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice (EYCEJ)

Long Beach Alliance for Children with Asthma (LBACA)

Outreach Program of the Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center (USC/UCLA)

Urban & Environmental Policy Institute (UEPI), Occidental College

2001 Town Hall Meeting

In 2001, USC held a Town Hall Meeting where scientists listened to the concerns that people living near the ports faced.

Scientists Hear Community and Labor Concerns:

• Ports growing rapidly
• No regulations of ship emissions
• Lax regulations of locomotive emissions
• Diesel exhaust from trucks is a major issue
• No mention of health concerns in transportation documents about the Ports

Between 2001 and 2005, the cargo volume handled at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach nearly doubled.

Environmental summit seeks comments from community on concerns over health. USC News. February 2002.

Pictures from the 2001 Town Hall Meeting.

2005 Town Hall Meeting

As a follow up to the previously successful 2001 Town Hall Meeting, USC and its partners held another 2005 Town Hall Meeting.

"Growing Pains: Health and Community Impacts of the Ports and Goods Movement"

“Growing Pains” was a Town Meeting that considered the impacts of international trade on the Southern California region, focusing on protecting the health of community members and workers and on improving the “quality of life” in affected communities. The Town Meeting began a process to share information, with the long-term goals of 1) producing momentum to deal with the environmental health challenges of goods movement, 2) sharing local and regional concerns and solutions, 3) considering community and worker concerns when developing scientific research agendas, and 4) having health and safety considerations become an integral component of goods movement and transportation decisions.

More information on "Growing Pains" can be found on the SCEHSC Website.

Pictures from the 2005 Town Hall Meeting.