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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1970
Page
6
Sacramento observers warn promises on pollution control clash with no money commitments. lobbyists cite high costs, with Assembly bills to raise funds and constitutional action advancing, while coast protection bills spark local-government battles and potential stalemate ahead of key votes. Meanwhile land loss to subdivisions accelerates as open space vanishes daily.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn called for a National Air Pollution Bureau to clean the atmosphere. He urged a fearless director answerable to the President and targeting large corporations including Detroit auto makers. He cited $44.5 million in crop damage from smog in 1960s Southern California and the Bay Area, and noted continued discharges from refineries and ore processors. In Sacramento, the Senate committee backed a bill banning public agencies from meetings in buildings that bar people by race religion or sex.
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