Everyone that lives and works in Los Angeles has the following environmental rights:
- The right to breathe clean indoor and outdoor air that poses negligible risks of asthma, cancer, and other health risks.
- The right to clean water that is safe to drink. Drinking water should pose negligible risks to everyone that consumes it.
- The right to clean beaches, rivers and lakes that protect public health and aquatic life.
- The right to open and recreational space, including the ability to walk to a safe park within one half mile of their homes.
- The right to have easy access to affordable public transportation that moves freely throughout the city.
- The right to have easy access to a diverse, affordable and healthy food supply within their communities, including locally grown food.
- The right to have access to sustainable energy, water supplies and comprehensive solid waste recycling programs that do not degrade the environment locally, regionally and globally.
- The right to have an environmental education across all disciplines for all students from K-12.
- The right to participate in a green economy through green jobs employment and training.
- The right to both live and work in affordable residential and commercial green buildings.
- The right to be heard on all Los Angeles decisions that have a potential environmental impact.
- The right to exercise all the rights herein equally, to ensure that environmental impacts from traffic, industrial emissions, or waste disposal are not disproportional to any community."
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