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#176: The small, industrial city of Vernon in Southeast L.A. is home to a number of rendering companies that process animal parts and other waste. The processing has led to complaints from residents who have reported a terrible smell that has irritated people’s eyes and throats.
A recent investigation by LAist reporter Julia Barajas including scores of interviews with longtime Southeast L.A. residents and workers – and data obtained through public records requests – shows that neighbors have complained for decades about adverse effects. One company, Baker Commodities, Inc. is now at the center of that fight.
Today, we speak to Julia about her investigation and the environmental issues that have long affected communities in Southeast L.A.
Guest: Julia Barajas, reporter for LAist
Read Julia's stories:
Companies That Recycle Animal Carcasses Must Post Signs Saying Where To Report Odors. Compliance Has Been Spotty
How Decades Of Environmental Woes Have Hurt, And Mobilized, Southeast LA
Companies That Recycle Animal Carcasses Must Post Signs Saying Where To Report Odors. Compliance Has Been Spotty
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#176: The small, industrial city of Vernon in Southeast L.A. is home to a number of rendering companies that process animal parts and other waste. The processing has led to complaints from residents who have reported a terrible smell that has irritated people’s eyes and throats.
A recent investigation by LAist reporter Julia Barajas including scores of interviews with longtime Southeast L.A. residents and workers – and data obtained through public records requests – shows that neighbors have complained for decades about adverse effects. One company, Baker Commodities, Inc. is now at the center of that fight.
Today, we speak to Julia about her investigation and the environmental issues that have long affected communities in Southeast L.A.
Guest: Julia Barajas, reporter for LAist
Read Julia's stories:
Companies That Recycle Animal Carcasses Must Post Signs Saying Where To Report Odors. Compliance Has Been Spotty
How Decades Of Environmental Woes Have Hurt, And Mobilized, Southeast LA
Companies That Recycle Animal Carcasses Must Post Signs Saying Where To Report Odors. Compliance Has Been Spotty

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