Molly Peterson

saw these signs and a very bored volunteer (thank you for your service) at the @YMCALA @AndersonMungerYMCA in Koreatown, love that the Koreatown Y is a voting hub the nearest sign to the entrance was for @GraceforLA, running to unseat Heather Hutt in CD10

very much looking forward to working with these brilliant people and serving this org which has given me so much for so long, and I'm not just talking about the tipsheets. join us if you haven't already!

Please join us in welcoming SEJ's new and returning board members @MegMcGuire @Mollydacious @cgrey307 @tonybarboza @rebleber @tikroot @schapiro, #SEJ2025 conference co-chairs @ktblust @debkrol @dsmith_tuscon, and our new Editorial Director of Conferences & Events, @lisa_palmer!

@Mollydacious More info here in original story from August: latimes.com/california/sto…

@MackenzieMays anyway local news needs local beat reporting

A little bit after that @MackenzieMays filled out the picture for the LA Times with more about political contributions: latimes.com/california/sto…

My favorite piece of California legislation this year was revealed to me by Patrick @redford at Defector: defector.com/clippers-fans-…

NEW from @Mollydacious @pubhealthwatch: "Clean hydrogen could be the angel of decarbonizing the energy sector, but...poorly defined hydrogen could be the devil, because it might prolong the use of fossil fuels." publichealthwatch.org/2024/07/29/cal…

Detailed, well researched article about lead battery recycling smelters in California. As an old Materials Engineer I am appalled at this whole mess.

I'll have a story at @pubhealthwatch soon. This is simply the beginning of a four-month comment period, and a lot more reading of these materials before November 18. More about that too, later. //

HOWEVER cleaning up lead isn't easy. Initial estimates for cleaning up Exide have matured into quadruple that, after several practical and contracting problems at LA County's OTHER lead smelter. It's more, but it's not clear why $21.8m would be enough.

California's Department of Toxic Substances Control just released the operating permit for Ecobat, the lead-battery recycling facility in City of Industry. As I reported, there's a contentious atmosphere around the plant into which this permit is dropping: publichealthwatch.org/2024/04/22/cal…