The next time someone asks you why all the actresses in Hollywood are so skinny, you can legitimately reply, "Must be something in the water."In the past few years, all sorts of yummy pollutants have been entering LA and Malibu's waterways at dangerously high rates. From cyanide to fecal bacteria, these toxins are sickening humans and damaging marine life. And two companies have decided they ain't gonna take it any more.
The cities of LA and Malibu are being sued by two environmental non-profits, The Natural Resources Defense Council and the Santa Monica Baykeeper, for their neglect of the cities' waterways.
"It's time to stop going through the motions of fighting water pollution, and actually clean up the water," said David Beckman, director of the Coastal Water Quality Project at NRDC, in a press release.
The suits are also demanding that LA County impart a "no discharge" rule to prevent chemical runoff. Area officials should already be testing the quality of the runoff that flows into local waters as mandated in the Clean Water Act (call your state Representative to ensure that the Act's kid sister, the Clean Water Restoration Act, is passed).
Not surprisingly, LA County's Department of Public Works responded by saying the county already has a program that regulates the pollutants that flow into the waterways, and that they are committed to keeping the residents safe and healthy. They also said that the lawsuits "lacked merit."
Check out the press release after the jump.
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