How online shopping is polluting California’s Inland Empire

In California’s Inland Empire, dozens of mega-warehouses for Amazon, UPS and other companies are choking the cities with traffic and air pollution. Some argue that the jobs warehouses provide aren’t worth the cost, while others say it’s online shopping that’s the real problem.

Intro: 0:00
Inland Empire map: 2:03
What this means for Fontana: 2:28
California's Attorney General steps in: 3:56
Mayor "Warehouse Warren": 4:45
Warehouses bring jobs: 5:23
Amazon expands in San Bernardino: 6:30
Where the lawsuits stand: 7:36

Read the story: https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-11-18/california-confronts-environmental-injustice-washington-looks-its-way-for-inspiration

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