Many of these cities have majority Latino populations, and some encompass historically Black communities. The data tool was created to help residents, policy makers and planners estimate how many warehouses are within a city or neighborhood, and account for their cumulative effect on communities. The logistics warehouse boom has also hit LA county cities including Industry, Commerce, and Carson, which have long been industrial hubs. They are concentrated in the Inland Empire region, east of LA, in cities such as Ontario, Rialto and Fontana.

The new warehouses radiate out from two of the busiest US ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach, along a network of highways and rail lines. The trucks also emit just under 100m lbs of carbon dioxide each day.Īcross the region, about 340 school campuses are located within 1,000ft of a warehouse property line. Overall, there are about 9,500 warehouses in the region with a footprint above one acre.Įach day, more than 1m truck trips out of these warehouses cloud the air with 1,450lbs of toxic diesel particulate pollution and 164,000lbs of nitrogen oxide pollution, which are linked to health problems including respiratory conditions. The data, shared exclusively with the Guardian, for the first time maps this sprawl of warehouses across the region and estimates their impact on the local environment. Mobile classrooms sit against a warehouse backdrop in Bloomington.Ībout 1,100 warehouses have been constructed since 2010, encompassing more than 12,500 acres, according to a data tool developed by researchers at the Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability at Pitzer College and Radical Research.

Fedex zone chart california