By Cherie Brower |Staff Writer| Beer bust bummer (Nov.13) A man attempts to smuggle 48,000 cans of Heineken into Saudi Arabia. A man was detained by Saudi border patrol agents during a routine check of cargo crossing into the alcohol-free country. According to Al Batha border General Manager Abdulrahman al-Mahna, "a truck carrying what first seemed to be normal cans of the soft drink Pepsi was stopped, and after the standard process of searching the products, it became clear that the alcoholic beers were covered with Pepsi's sticker logos." CSULB student killed in Paris (Nov. 14) A Cal State Long Beach student killed in Paris … [Read more...] about CC Briefs
Pollution
Environmental injustice: Low-income targets
By Marlyn Rodriguez |Managing Editor| People with lower economic status are exposed to different environmental surroundings that may be hazardous to their health. Cities surrounding the Interstate 710 freeway in Los Angeles are some of the most polluted cities in the nation with over a million residents who are low income minorities. Among the cities surrounding the I-710 lie the cities of Bell, Cudahy and Maywood, which are the most populated cities in Los Angeles County. These cities are also primarily made up of low-income Latino communities. There are about 2,000 deaths in the Los Angeles area as a result of high diesel emissions. The Natural Resources Defense Council … [Read more...] about Environmental injustice: Low-income targets
Chronicle news briefs
By Daniel DeMarco |Staff Writer| Pig virus continues to spread across U.S. (Jan. 18) A deadly pig virus has reportedly spread to Wyoming and California, bringing the total number of states affected to 22 since it surfaced in the country last April. The virus is not harmful to humans, but is having a heavy effect on the pork industry where numbers are estimated to be in the millions of pigs lost to the virus. Student Christian Barker said, “I think that says something about our food industry when every year there’s some crazy new virus killing all the animals.” Mystery rock recently found on Mars (Jan. 20) As part of an exploration mission, a rover on Mars discovered a … [Read more...] about Chronicle news briefs
No burn day hopes to minimize air pollution
Essence Dennis |Staff Writer| Burning wood will be prohibited beginning January 18 from 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. in San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange County and the Los Angeles air basin. During that time it will be prohibited for anyone to burn wood in their fireplaces at home or anywhere for that matter. The South Coast Air Quality Management District has put in effect a no-burn day which is designed to stop some of the pollutants put into the air when burning wood. “You get these particulates stuck in your lungs, and it stays there, it’s not going away,” said Biology professor, Joan Fryxell, when asked how the burning of wood will affect students. When asked about the issue … [Read more...] about No burn day hopes to minimize air pollution
World News briefs
By Daniel DeMarco |Staff Writer| Oct 18: UN Security Council seat rejected by Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia was elected as a non-permanent member of the UN security council and the country rejected the seat, according to Aljazeera. Saudi Arabia attributes the decision to the Security Council's failure in carrying out duties to resolve the Syrian civil war or punish the Syrian president's regime. Oct 19: 3,000 miles of Dead Ocean According to ENENews, a man sailed across the Pacific Ocean from Osaka, Japan to San Francisco, where the sailor described the sea as "dead." He reported seeing hardly any wild life, but instead saw "garbage in astounding … [Read more...] about World News briefs
CA files a joint law suit
By Omar Guzman |Staff Writer| In an attempt to reduce carbon emissions, California along with five other states, filed a lawsuit against coal-fired power plants. The Supreme Court is likely to dismiss this case because the environmental issue here may be too big to be handled by just one Supreme Court Justice and may be referred to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). "In the 222 years that this court has been sitting, it has never heard a case with so many potential perpetrators and so many potential victims," said U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal, according to The Los Angeles Times. In the aforementioned article, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said that asking to … [Read more...] about CA files a joint law suit