Los Angeles news online: L.A. mayor, Latino activists take on oil companies over Proposition 23

L.A. mayor, Latino activists take on oil companies over Proposition 23
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politics on 01/09/2010 07:00:00
 
They say the ballot initiative to suspend the state's climate change law would
hurt low-income communities already suffering the most from pollution.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Tuesday rebuked Valero Energy Corp. and Tesoro
Corp., which operate refineries in Wilmington, for bankrolling a measure that
would effectively scuttle the state's efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions.