Politics & Government
How Bad is Venice-Mar Vista Pollution?
State officials have released figures on every zip code in the state showing which communities are most at risk from pollution. See how each Patch town ranks using the interactive map below.
How at risk are Venice residents from pollution compared to other cities in the state? According to the state officials, Venice is in better shape on balance than the average California town while Mar Vista is slightly worse than average.
Based on new state figures released recently, 90291 is in the lower half of California zip codes in their potential for health risks stemming from pollution of all sorts while 90066 is in the upper half.
See a map of the data for every town in the state here
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The figures come from a new state report issued by the California Environmental Protection Agency and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) that compiles health risks based on 11 types of pollution and factors in seven categories of population and demographic factors, including poverty and education levels.
The purpose of the report is to identify communities that are eligible for grants from the state's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, according to Sam Delson, an OEHHA spokesman. The law governing that fund mandates certain percentages be spent on disadvantaged communities, making it necessary to include economic factors in the state report.
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The state has a map of those communities that are eligible on the report website. Only communities in the lowest 10 percent qualify, which leaves out Venice.
The map above shows scores from each of the analyzed categories as well as overall rankings for every zip code in California with a Patch publication. Simply click on any town to see the full report card for each zip code.
You can see a similar map showing every zip code in the state here, and see more details of the report on the state's website.
In general, Venice fares about average in traffic density and air quality measures, while showing good population rankings, particularly in education and poverty levels. Mar Vista does worse in traffic density and air quality while ranking about average in population measures.
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