November 3rd, 2011

Another wonderful video production from our project California Watch.

californiawatch:

Living in industry’s shadow: After years of illnesses, family looks for answers

The Martin family lives 10 minutes from downtown Los Angeles, in a neat yellow house in a city called Maywood.

Starting a few blocks from their home, nearly 2,000 factories churn out Southern California’s hot dogs, pesticides, patio furniture and other products. Trucks rumble off the I-710 freeway into sprawling freight rail yards. Odors of rotting animal carcasses waft through the family’s windows on hot summer nights.

The Martins also have endured years of illness.

The USC Annenberg Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism and California Watch commissioned tests to measure the family’s exposure levels to dangerous metals and industrial byproducts.

Reblogged from California Watch
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  1. cablemouth reblogged this from californiawatch and added:
    -i lived in maywood for 10 years boringass little town
  2. hyperconectado reblogged this from centerforinvestigativereporting and added:
    ¿cómo es vivir en una ciudad llena de contaminación?. Sucede en Maywood, USA. La mayoría de los afectados: Latinos.
  3. centerforinvestigativereporting reblogged this from californiawatch and added:
    Another wonderful video production from our project California Watch.
  4. californiawatch posted this
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