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Public commenters urge new restrictions on oil "acid maintenance" as City Council adopts agenda item 7
Summary
Residents and health advocates urged the Los Angeles City Council to act quickly to limit oil industry "acid maintenance" operations they said are harming air quality, and the council adopted agenda item 7 at the same meeting with a recorded vote of 11 in favor.
Residents, health advocates and community organizers urged the Los Angeles City Council on multiple occasions during the public-comment period to take prompt action on what speakers called "acid maintenance" operations at local oil sites, saying the work poses immediate health and environmental risks.
Speakers described recent maintenance projects near homes, schools and hospitals and asked Councilmember Nazarian to place a motion on the Energy and Environment Committee agenda to restore or replace a prior city ordinance they said had been removed in 2024. Commenters asked for quicker scheduling and stronger protections to address airborne toxins associated with the petrochemical work.
"Nuestras comunidades no pueden esperar mE1s para que la salud y seguridad se priorice sobre las operaciones de acidez tF3xica," said the speaker introduced as Camille, who identified herself as a Ph.D. student and environmental-justice researcher. Other speakers included Emma Silver and…
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