FCEC in the news

"EPA honors PV Shelf education collaborative"
Source: Palos Verdes Peninsula News: February 18, 2010

"EPA Announce California EJ Achievement Award"
Source: Environmental Justice: February 15, 2010

"EPA Honors Palos Verdes Team for Risk Education Effort"
Source: Environmental Protection, February 12, 2010

"Environmental Justice: Protecting Against Contaminated Fish"
Source: Los Angeles Times, February 12, 2010

"EPA Honors Palos Verdes Shelf Fish Contamination Education Collaborative"
Source: Water and Wastes Digest, February 12, 2010

"Fish Justice"
Source: Heal the Bay, February 10, 2010

"EPA Honors Groups Educating Fisherman About Contamination Dangers"
Source: Daily Breeze, February 10, 2010

"2009 Environmental Achievement Awards - Environmental Justice"
Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency, December 14, 2009

"Contaminated Fish in California"
Source: KCRW, October 31, 2009

"EPA Touts Remedy That Leaves Fish Off LA Coast Contaminated with DDT and PCBs for Years"
Source: Cases and Controversies Blog, Seattle University, October 16, 2009

"DDT deposit off Southern California will be capped"
Source: StateBirdInformation.com, October 10, 2009

"EPA Chooses $50 million plan to cap huge DDT deposit on ocean floor off Southern California"
Source: San Francisco Examiner, October 10, 2009

"EPA To Spend $50M Capping DDT Contamination off CA Coast"
Source: SustainableBusiness.com, October 7, 2009

"DDT Deposit off Southern California will be capped"
Source: Taiwan News Online, October 6, 2009

"EPA chooses $50M plan to cap huge DDT deposit on ocean floor off SoCal"
Source: San Francisco Examiner, October 5, 2009

"EPA To Cap DDT Deposit on Ocean Floor"
Source: CBS, KCAL9, October 5, 2009

"$50 Million to Clean Up DDT Off Southern California Coast"
Source: Epoch Times, October 5, 2009

"EPA to Spend $50 Million to Cap Toxic California Seabed"
Source: Environmental News Service, October 5, 2009

"U.S. EPA to Spend More Than $50 Million to Address DDT, PCBs Off Southern California Coast"
Source: States News Service, October 5, 2009

"Palos Verdes Pollution cleanup proposed, but environmental, health impacts linger"
Source: Southern California Public Radio, July 14, 2009

"SoCal Asian communities aim to weed out toxic fish"
Source: The Associated Press, July 4, 2009

This story was also picked up by a number of different news outlets including New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post, San Jose Mercury News, Guardian.co.uk, Miami Herald, Newsday, Sacramento Bee and USAToday.com.

"EPA proposes plans to cap PV shelf"
Source: Palos Verdes Peninsula News, June 25, 2009

"EPA plan targets vast DDT deposit off Calif. coast"
Source: ABCnews.com, June 23, 2009

This story was also picked up by a number of different news outlets including Forbes.com, Guardian.co.uk, Los Angeles Times, Sacramento Bee, San Francisco Chronicle and Seattle Post Intelligencer.

"Have your say on $36M plan to clean up DDT"
Source: Long Beach Press Telegram, June 23, 2009

"After decades DDT still poisoning animals"
Source: Ventura County Star, June 22, 2009

"EPA seeks to clean up DDT-tainted site off Palos Verdes Peninsula"
Source: Los Angeles Times, June 12, 2009

"EPA issues plan to clean up Peninsula offshore toxic deposits"
Source: InsideBayArea.com, June 12, 2009

"U.S. EPA announces Palos Verdes Shelf proposed environmental protection plan"
Source: Environmental News Network, June 12, 2009

"EPA plans cleanup of ocean Superfund site"
Source: United Press International, June 4, 2009

"Fishing for Compliments"
Source: Heal the Bay's Spouting Off blog, June 1, 2009

"DDTs and PCBs near Los Angeles contaminate natural resources in Southern California"
Source: CaliforniaGreenSolutions.com May 28, 2009

"EPA recognizes groups for Palos Verdes shelf efforts"
Source: Dailybreeze.com May 26, 2009

"EPA honors shelf fish group for outreach"
Source: Press-Telegram, May 26, 2009

"Palos Verdes Shelf Superfund Site"
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Superfund Website, May 21, 2009

Interview with Dr. Guang-yu Wang of the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission (SMBRC), on LA18 Power Breakfast Morning News (Segment 2)
Source: LA18 KSCI-TV, April 16, 2009



Dr. Wang expressed the health risks of consuming contaminated White Croaker in this segment. He urged target groups to be especially careful in their fish consumption habits. His appearance provided general fish consumption guidelines, the web site address, and displays of the FCEC tri-fold brochure.

Interview with Dr. Guang-yu Wang of the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission, on LA18 Power Breakfast Morning News (Segment 1)
Source: LA18 KSCI-TV, April 9, 2009

Dr. Wang discussed general water pollutants and offered details about local DDT and PCB contaminants. He talked about the contaminants’ history in the Palos Verdes Shelf and mentioned that there are over 110 tons in our local waters. Dr. Wang also addressed bottom feeders in these areas and fish of concern, namely White Croaker.

“EPA Open House Wrap-Up”
Source: Nguoi Viet Daily News, April 3, 2009

“High levels of toxins continue to flow in local waters”
Source: Palos Verdes Peninsula News, March 26, 2009

Interview with Dr. Guang-yu Wang and Rebecca Soong on behalf of EPA
Source: KAZN 1300 AM, (Good Man, Good Woman), March 25, 2009

Host Shen Ming-Li interviewed Dr. Wang and Rebecca Soong of Herald Community Center for a discussion on local water contamination in the Palos Verdes Shelf and safer fish-eating habits. Dr. Wang discussed the legacy of local contamination, the contaminants: DDT and PCB, the fish of concern (White Croaker) and affected areas in Los Angeles. He encouraged listeners to come to the EPA Open House. Rebecca Soong spoke on behalf of FCEC’s Chinese community-based organizations about the health effects of contaminated fish, the target audiences most at-risk and tips for preparing fish. She encouraged listeners to participate in upcoming health clinics and educational workshops to learn more.

“DDT Dumped off Palos Verdes Peninsula Still Affects Food Chain”
Source: Daily Breeze, August 7, 2007

“Toxic Dumping’s Long Legacy”
Source: Long Beach Press Telegram, August 7, 2007