Right beneath our feet: Brownfields in West Oakland (Toxic Tour 2 series index)

Published on Monday, August 08, 2011
Last updated on 10:57AM, Friday, November 4, 2011

This summer Oakland Local is featuring a series of in-depth stories by reporter C.B. Smith-Dahl on polluted properties in West Oakland. What's getting cleaned up, or not -- and why? How are current and former "brownfields" staining and changing the face of one of Oakland's most environmentally challenged neighborhoods?

The story so far:

Stay tuned for more!

This project is phase 2 of the Bay Area Toxic Tour -- an award-winning 2009 investigative series by Oakland Local co-founder Kwan Booth, Pulitzer prizewinning journalist Kim Komenich and Newsdesk.org which examined the impacts of chronic air pollution in West Oakland.

Environmental reporting should not be a drive-by affair, so Oakland Local is making good on our promise to periodically revisit the environmental issues of West Oakland.

This year's Toxic Tour is supported by a generous grant from the Society of Environmental Journalists, and by individual donors. Guidance is provided by Oakland Local senior editor Amy Gahran, and former USA Today environment editor Rae Tyson. Several Oakland Local interns also are assisting with this coverage.

Help us continue this coverage: DONATE NOW!

You can also attend a Community Report Back / Fundraiser for future coverage on water pollution on Sunday, October 30 in West Oakland. 

Elsewhere online: Related recent coverage of Oakland brownfield cleanups by other news organizations:

About Oakland Local editorial team
The Oakland Local Editorial Team is made up of Kwan Booth, Amy Gahran, Irene Florez, Michelle Fitzhugh-Craig, Eric Arnold, Jennifer Inez Ward, CB Smith-Dahl, Meg Bertoni, Susan Mernit, Tehea Robie, Ruth Miller, Debi Mason, and others.