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PHOTOS: Residents fight for clean air

From South L.A. streets to Sacramento conference rooms, Angelo Logan, co-founder of East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, has been fighting to make air pollution a top priority. The group held a barbecue recently at City of Commerce's Bristow Park to foster community involvement.

From South L.A. streets to Sacramento conference rooms, Angelo Logan, co-founder of East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, has been fighting to make air pollution a top priority. The group held a barbecue recently at City of Commerce’s Bristow Park to foster community involvement.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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Spreading their message

Carlos Sandoval, 19, of Norwalk paints signs for members to carry at a demonstration planned for an upcoming regulatory hearing.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Environmental allies

Angelo Logan, right, talks with Alina Bokde of the Rivers and Mountains Conservancy during a tour of the Port of Los Angeles, a vital hub for U.S. imports and exports.   (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Cleaning up their air

Daily Gandara, left, and Maria Quevado eat at the East Yard barbecue. Each year, pollution from ships and trains that move goods through the region contributes to an estimated 2,100 early deaths, 190,000 sick days for workers, and 360,000 school absences, according to the California Air Resources Board.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

The next generation

Youngsters compete in a bottle toss at the Bristow Park barbecue. East Yard is made up of mostly low-income Latinos fighting air pollution from railroads and big rigs that cut through the busy I-710 transportation corridor.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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