To: Mitch Englander, LA City Councilmember
Councilmember Englander: Support the fracking moratorium in Los Angeles
Here in Los Angeles, the threat of earthquakes is ever present. Because we already know that fracking leads to greater earthquakes, we need to protect our communities from industrial drilling and fracking activities in Los Angeles. Already, several gas companies are drilling and doing wastewater injection in the San Fernando Valley, near the Santa Susana fault line in Aliso Canyon. In the City Council, there is a motion for a fracking moratorium, which would zone fracking out of LA city limits. Councilmember Mitch Englander sits on the Planning and Land Use Management Committee and will oversee this process. Councilmember Englander, please support the moratorium on fracking.
Why is this important?
I’ve already seen the damage the fracking industry causes. My family lives on farmland in the hills of West Virginia, where drilling and fracking operations are devastating the land, destroying ecosystems, and threatening the health of Appalachian communities. And in my home state of Ohio, wastewater injection techniques have caused 4.0 magnitude earthquakes on old, forgotten fault lines. Chatsworth is my new home, and I'm going to do all I can to protect it from fracking.
Here in Los Angeles, I’ve met residents in the Figueroa Corridor whose health is threatened by drilling operations. Headaches, rashes, nosebleeds — these things are becoming commonplace for some. In Baldwin Hills, drilling activities in the adjacent oil field are cracking the foundations of private homes. With property damage and earthquakes an increasing risk, we need to stop fracking in Los Angeles.
Here in Los Angeles, I’ve met residents in the Figueroa Corridor whose health is threatened by drilling operations. Headaches, rashes, nosebleeds — these things are becoming commonplace for some. In Baldwin Hills, drilling activities in the adjacent oil field are cracking the foundations of private homes. With property damage and earthquakes an increasing risk, we need to stop fracking in Los Angeles.