(crickets irping) (mellow music) - [isal] a polted ocean thgh. - [ashle not on is sid is side'really can, that sids pollut. - [residt] how wayour wkend? i'm finay 18, i can dohatever want. (gir laugh) uhuh. - (indisnct) or ndistinc. - sabel] tt's all right s, yore all oning theindow. - [ashy] wow, e truth cos out. (girls lgh) (gir chatterndistincy)

- esident] need totart lening howo ride aike thou. (isabechuckles - [aivist] lk at thatesla, i'veeen watcng that sla. ooh (indtinct). - [ashy] it's ally clean he, right? that's w we can haveur windo open, this is e only te. we'rliterall15 minut, 20 minut from ho. [isabel]h, it's n't the trumgolf coue near he? - esident]t's righthere, it's lerally rht there - [aley] oh,e're not going ere (laus). - [rident] n we aren. - [aivist] yh, we shld start coting tess. (girlsaugh) [isabel]ou're hirious. (mlow musi it smes sweet. [isabel]t's so dferent. - [residt] it smellsike happess. (girlshuckle) if you lk downhere. it lookso ugly. - shley] h, that'some. (girlsaugh) - [residt] no, b ugly, like ain the rinery thgh. - [isabel] yeah,ou can s the og cominout fromhere. - ye, you casee the og. - sabel] is all gr. - [rident] oyeah, yore right, is just gray.

- weust didn realize what iwas unti we actuay were taught tt, oh, at's poltion, th you're breaing in ery day. (melw music) - wilminon is ho the thi largest oifield inhe us. alst everytreet ha a view othe indury. s angeleand the arby citof long ach havehe worstzone pollion in t country that'sccordingo a reportast year fromhe amerin lung aociation the aihere in lmington partilarly ba withhe pollution buen isitting 100, accordinto the cifornia enviroental prection ancy. ifou imagi a scale where ze is fanttic air ality,

10is terrie. heren this nghborhoo it's as d as it ts. (mlow muc) - hereou go. (ibel's dawhistles - [ibel's da od boy, od boy. - my ne is isal alvarea d i am 1years ol is houses really scial to because en thougit's ally sma for us, 's reallhomey.

and have my mily wit , but wh we movein here i d not kn there w a renery clo to us. lenderhirs) (isabel eaks in reign lauage) (isabes mum spks in forei languag theyid not kw that ts refine was acally polting my ngs. myamily, mhealth it w affecti my heal, it was ming a biimpact. (isal's mum eaks in feign lanage) in 23 my momas agnosed th cance stage the breastancer. sabel anisabel's muchuckle) (isal's mum eaks in forgn langue) (isal speaksn foreiglanguage i dinot knowhat canc was as a3 year o, i nt on gole. ani found t that you capossiblyie. d every ngle day this ia consta fear,

a ress. i'just aaid that i wot make ito my 30.. if ion't do anhing abo this. - my ne is ashy hernanz. am a orgizer wit counities r a better eironment we a a statede nonprit fightingo build vironmenl heth and jtice. tbis all aut commuty, the oplehat i see they're st like . ey're ople that he famili, th're peop that ha dreams, theye peoplehat came twilmington nting toave the st. never owing th a threa coullinger ithe backound,

we have recogni that ouaccess tclean ai anaccess tclean war, it wasaken frous. the was a st wheree had clean nehborhood and althy nehbors. and yore not jt seei a wilminon residt, you're sing somedy that' deing withhe impac one of e most ctaminate and xic commities in the ste of cafornia. (mlow musi i'm darr molina rmiento, and m the exutive rector of cmunitiesor a betternvironme. were a 40 ar d enviroental justicorganizaon, and want toake surehat our commity membs voices are not silenced for ample, wn chevro

exoded in 12... sent ousands pele to thhospit in ricond and the surrouing commities. my fatr-in-lawold me w n't do athing abt it, that aeal reacon r so manpeople. want fos to knothat the powethat thehave is real, and capush bac agait the oiindust d its imcts in oucommunits. - my namis gladylimon. i waseniorttorney counities r a betternvironme. envinmental stice is abo ensurinthat all pele have bac human ghts. d the ontline mmunity literly at thfront lines polluti industrs. onof thoseommuniti that communits foa better enviroent orgazes in and sees is wiington. its a partf the ci of los anles in dtrict 15

- the commity of wilminon is imcted by fivmajor oirefineri. three them arwithin wilmingt borders ese oil fineriesake up thlargest l renery infstructur on t west cot. ere are 9 active o wells. and 154 idle oilells witn uncil dirict 15. d that aounts fo over halof the o wells in allf the ci of los aeles. wilmgtons impaed from theell to t wheel. weave oil illing happeninin wilmiton, we have l refini also haening inilmingto we have e transptation of tho oils thugh trai, through ucks and rough thships. - it's aacrice zon thescommunitmembers ves are ing sacriced

for is indusy and fo th econoc infrasucture. - so erybody h a seat exct for ar gein. y'all a hungry, yoguys shod eat, lks fromouthea the's someheese pia. (mbers chuling) todas meetinis going be pretty cl chance to geto know w is it that we' here, rht? all us this ro ca about o thing, which isironment justice we belve that r mmunitiedeserve e right for ean air,lean wate clean sl. one ofhe main eces thate need tlook at this facsheet th our search cated fors. the shorterm expure the souof chemils om oil rineries,nd oil fire and bla smoke it c potentily causeausea, breathinproblemsasthma. chroc exposu can cau cancer, rvous syem,

heart, rroductiv d other zards. one ofhe thingthat y'a n encoure folks do is jusknow a ltle bit mo about wt's happing. w many oyou all ve somedy in ur family wh asthma homany of all ve dealt wi cancer your faly? bronchis? heaches? noseblds? scratc throats naus? (tense mic) we a the phycal represtation othat dat at's a ssive area or sentive rector that hasil drillg your counity. - [membe the chuh. - thchurch - 's wherehey gather a they pray, d there'that oilrilling in tir parking lot - so rht whereou pray, you have an oil illing se. - hoitals. [member] hospils? - yeah. - e ironof havin oidrillingites next to hospital - [mber] foreal. - 's not that grt, rig? the emisons comi fromil drillg sites are t creati healthyeople.

d our cocil memb has yeto do single tng aboutt. these e sympto to the vironmenl injustes weave to dl with ery day. t it doe't have toe like tt. we're gog toemand la citcouncil create 2,500 ft buff zone beeen commity sours and oidrillingells. r lives e not up to the agcies and tohese policians. 's up tos to maksure that whave ourustice in our communies. (melw music) - in 28 a coup cve you members d a studwith uscwhich is privateniversit fosing on rticular tter in r communies. partularly mter is substanc that arin the a, t we can see thebecause theye real, reallyma.

thscientts told that the avage coulgo up to0, but en i sawheumbers, myighest o went upo 120. 75. . 76. 77. ense mus) in wmington ese oil drilli sites a in backrds. it'seally scy. ve minut away fr my hous anthey opete for 2hours. everday.

- therare doze of dead, ghly danrous checals that aresed in redential ighborhos on aaily bas at these oioperatio. cryslline, sica, thanol. hydrofluoriccid, formdehy. butoxyetnol. xyle, alumin oxide, and the are a st of otrs at we dot know aut that are hidn from the blic's vw undetrade secretaws. anbecause cannot ove thathis partular canr s causedy this partular checal, from ts specif refery, we don'tave accotability and sidents e the on who are ying forhis. - you en your rage, right the is an l drilli site. you're whing yr dishes righthere isn oil illingite. you're achurch inhe parki lot the's an oilrilling te. and we cameogether with oer organations to advce a 2,5 foot bufferone in t city ofa.

(melw music) it wouldtop any w anexistingil drillg within,500 feeof sensitivreceptor meaninschools,omes, where ople liv play, anworship. wee going have a ll to actn at cithall. for 2,500 fo buffer from o drillinsites topaces li your hos. so if all are wn, we'rgoing toe hang a lot people me out, we're gog to be maki a lot onoise. beuse we rlly wanto make sure that t city paes this ordance. it reay up to r communies and ouconcerneresident to gethis poli passed. - [membeof publi okay. - awome. - thanyou. you have good on vironmenl justice possibl d so thas why it'sery imrtant that fntline counities ke sure at we're the decion-makintable. anwe're chlenging ything that'sonna afft us. can weake a mite of your day really ickly? - [residt] okay.

- y. ok, so youot one dn. - buwhenever do canvsing, the biggt obstac isaking su people e engagingnto the mmunity. becauswithout e lks fromilmingto can't danything - i waed to lee you this st becau you havoil drilli near ur neighrhood. - [rident]kay. - [ashle there a churchver ther at has o drillin - ome owne yeah,hey do. - you kn, there's daare arou here. takes aot of time to ild trt with o communi. you justave to lrn to be in spas that a challenng, be ispaces tt are dierent. becauswe know we're t there, body'sver gointo see u and weave to bheard. y'all n't want to lisn to us, but yoguys havto at leastake noti thatesidentsn this neighborod want ese chans. we neeaction th's delibate, and that going t transforour live [communi member]hat is i thatou are lookg for extly, whats it tha you wantrom us? [darryl]ou can hp usign a petion. - [commuty membe d rather not. - [darl] okay,o worrie [communi member]orry. - no wries.

(mlow musi the l indust haso much ney. ey are fding the bo and gir club, ey fund e schos. and you e the ds playi the baseball field, th he their halers. and resints are pected just behankful. ese are ally insious tacts to buy t silence of cmunity mbers. when i'vspoken t publ health ficials, and elecd officis, d their affs. ey will the fir to say, "i wldn't ha my chilen livingext to the operatns."

i wantedo addres counity coerns about thperceive vel of dger, abt hang so ma troleum cilities in closeroximityto our homes, nghbors, d famili. i will deverythi in my per to make sure at the of us whlive nearbyill be se. buwe must member tt it's prite propey. ju becauseou don't likeour neigor, doesn'tean you can foe them tmove. (mellomusic) - [beatr] oh. this iscary. the thinis,

u have o minute tell thewhy you' here. i feelike at t end you needo make se u call tm out. - yeah. m beatricarrillo i 16 yearold. i've liv in wilmgton my who life. (ten music) in my nd, therwas a cht, "stand u fight bk." and up f what yodeserve and fit for it because one's gng give ito you. (aience apauds) i'm beatz, a junr at pola losngeles hh school, and thyouth fo vironmenl justicmember withommuniti for a better envirment. i pport th2,500 fo buffer, i' lived i wilmgton ally life. - ev though do not he phds, we're ill gointo fight in012 1200allons o cre oil spt on my reet.

no emeency ecuations no statef emergey, not ev one repsentative fromuscaino's ofce came. know tt we'rsmall, but we he a lot power. this iwhy we nd a 2,500 tback betwn homes,hurches, school and oilrilling tes. (audiee applau) i fe relievethat i said whai had toay. feel liki made aifferenc and would dot again, i uld do aundred thoundimes. - hi. beriz. - ung peop are ablto e thingsor what ey are. - the yoh are leing the fit. thiss a callo cocilman j buscain where have youeen? whhave youeen quie while weace thishreat? - the yoh don't ck wn, theyight bac - myame is ibel orin, i come fm wilminon. today i'here to represent myommuni,

beuse want juice, want eedom. - rotester shut itown. shut it wn. - leme hear at you rely need. - [proteers] jusce. - we do t take our futus lightl - theyre the os th are expiencing ery sile day. antheir fit is for eir commity to tive. i believit is a sic huma righto breat clean a, and ha access fe drinkg water. i ght so nother angeno has t expeence theosebleed at i've d to go rough because of tic emissns. - 's very portant thate remaintrong. and regnizing at the most powful resoce d most iortant resour in wilmgton is n oil, it us. - stand has been ainspiratn for all ofur statewe partrs. makingure thate have a 2,500 ot setba, analso pha out all exting wel. - wheneople sa "why don i leave anjust go anothertate." just ansr, "why i going to lve the b stuff he,

and st move?" needchangehis. (prostor spes in forei languag (prostors spk in forei languag (proteor speak foreignanguage) (proteors spea foreignanguage) roup che) i n't wanto leave e proble i wt fix i i dot want t problemo affect oer generions, i wa to fix , i wantt to end - ctivist] ain't npower like t powerf the people becae the por of the ople don stop. say what ain't noower likthe power the peoe, beuse the wer of the pele don'ttop. say wh? (melw music)

- [voiover] toearn mor abt the enronmenta issuesn this fm, or watch more envinmental docuntaries, vit nktv.orgarthfospresent stay ted, eartfocus prents le elk cing up nt. (elk sawks) [announc] a tule elk is one of these miracle animals, it came ba from th ed of extition. for thfirst ti in the htory of t point res national seaore, they're ing kill by pocy. - shouldhey st or shouldhey be kille new plans up for debate over the future ofoint rey nationaleashore. d specifally whato do with e parks le elk. - they've limited to 120 adults, and so if the number es abovehat the pa servicelans to shoothose elk.

- now in point reyes you have the national rk anning tkill the elk in ordero protec e cattlendustry. this is animal th's alrdy out numbered ten to one by cows, which is contrary to all good park principles and law. - 're at this int now where we nd to reallyhange oumindset, and th's not gna be ea. - need to preservthe thin th have ways belged here anthat's bges, and at's coyes, anthe tulelk here. that'shat national parks about. don't wa to telly kid that had thepportuni too everytng i cou protectt and i dn't. point reyes tional seasho is wortprotecti. [voiceer] eart focus esents "te elk,he killi of native ecies", coming unext. lk squaw) (elkquawks) (melw music)

(elkquawks) - the tu elk is e ofhese mirle anima th came ba from the edgef extincon. it was dn to, acrding toome peop, asew as twanimals, othepeople s 20. but itas almosgone, this sspecies elk,nd now is back. it's miracle (melw music) the sing achievent the pars servic d its obgation to rtore ecostems s been pme for t tule elk. thiss the ngle thing at theve done, and w it's in dang. hunder cps) for the rst time the hisry of thpoint res nation seashore,

they'rbeing kied by licy. - shld they ay or shouldhey be kled? new pls uporebat overhe futurof pnt res nation seashor anspecificly, whato do with e park'sule elk. - [aivist] ty've limited 120 adus, and so if thnumber goesbove tha the parkervice pns shoot tse elk. - is is a ll t ntinue stainable workg dairieand nches within a portion of the point res nation seashor - cale, theye the nuer e sourcef water llution, ean pollution an odiversi loss in ournly natial park. lk squaw (mellow sic) - the's no pk like ts

anywre in th naonal parsystem. you ha wild el we have bcat's, i saone two ys ago. badgers,ountain lion u have coyes all lking down fm the pensula tohis amazg marinecosystem we have th incredie richne and in e place, and... it rare. myather waone of t, real the fatrs of poi reyes, i'm therother o thisational ashore. watched e parkeing ford. my fatr waat the signg of theegislati. he w there in the ov oice wi president nnedy ase signed and says th storicalultural rtues of this tional sshore shall be mntained the extt that theyre consient with mimum prervation ofhe natur environnt. you nnot hav

ximum esvation natial envirment withommerciacattle there. th perpetues a rcedarriage two comptely difrent idealsf land swardship it's pservatio versus pduction. (indistit) as th billr-6687 aamended. the opinioof the cir, two thir being in t affirmave, the les are spended and e bill ipassed. d withouobjectn thmotion treconser isaid onhe table wiout obction the tie is ameed. - hr687 esseially la out a couplef differt things it ackwledged contintion of nches out point res natial seashe. also wod have p in place t taking, e kiing of t free ranging le elk hd at dke's bch. (elkquawks) - now inoint rey,

ich is toretical some of t most prectelands in the wld. and it has a specieshat was brout back fm extincon, annow you ve the nional park pnning toill the k in ord to prott the catt industr - is is annimal that already outnbereten to o bcows, which contrarto all good pk princies and l. there wathis spefic mandatfor int reye thathis parkould be useas a pla that wouldestore te elk. d that inow bein ignod by theark serve, beuse of pssure fr the nching cmunity. what don want tohare the cale grazi with tu elk. - we're coming uagainst ke in challges righnow, the eironment realm. two th are fro and cenr, u see th in the ws, you sethem in acemic publations a the tim the clate cris and thisiodiversy crisis - [news porter] imate chge, expes say th we have til 2030

[voiceoverthe biggt factor is destring natul habita of la for foo - [aouncer] vestock caus more grnhouse ges. - [chanc if changes e not ma, there ll be irversible mageo the plet. e degradion of hitat, the agmentatn of habat wod have native implations f the clite and r wildli. the elk e more nural, and they f into th naral envinment. they d't have e impactn e enviroent likeattle. whh have auch grear impact anit showsn the fencline the. onne se there'big impas, there's osion and th sort ofhing. on t side wi the elk it a vy healthsystem, withatural vegetion thring. we're athis poinnow wherwe need really chan our minet and that not goi to be ey. beuse the ttle are erywhere i unrstand a respect those businesses buthese aron publi lands th are procted. it's timto make at chang

there arvery fewlaces thatre ecological hotspo at have ch dynam biodivsity a microclates, and int reyeis one of them. - poinreyes naonal seaore isome to 1 of liforniaiodiversy. therare hundds and tusands of plas and animals re, someound nowre else in the world. anthe tulelk, whic endemico califoia, ey used toumber 50000 and th were hued down most einction the 180. wh somethi goes extincit's forer. ok, we thoht the tule e were tinct. but now have th second ot, there wasome lef d it's bn one of the eatest cservatio suess stors in calornia. it's a b idea to exnd agricture point res nation seashor 's a viotion to low.