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'''Stand Together Against Neighborhood Drilling (STAND-L.A.)''' is an [[environmental justice]] coalition of community groups that seeks to end neighborhood drilling in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. The coalition hopes to establish a human health buffer around existing oil wells in Los Angeles to protect the health and safety of Angelenos affected by urban oil extraction.

== Background ==

STAND-L.A. was founded in 2013 but came together officially in 2014{{clarify|date=April 2016|reason="came together" is vague. What actions/differences in this vs their initial founding}} under the name STAND-L.A.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stand.la/about-us.html|title=About STAND LA}}</ref> It organizes around several urban oil sites, including the [[Inglewood Oil Field]], [[Wilmington Oil Field]], and [[Porter Ranch, Los Angeles|Porter Ranch]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stand.la/urban-drilling-sites-in-los-angeles.html |title=Urban Oil Drilling in Los Angeles - S T A N D - L A |website=www.stand.la |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201004952/http://www.stand.la/urban-drilling-sites-in-los-angeles.html |archive-date=2016-02-01}} </ref> These oil extraction sites operate in the neighborhoods of coalition members.

STAND-L.A.’s founding members include:
* [[Communities for a Better Environment]]<ref name="CBE">[http://www.cbecal.org/ CBE Communities for a Better Environment]</ref>
* Esperanza Community Housing Corporation<ref name="ECHC">[http://www.esperanzacommunityhousing.org/ Esperanza Community Housing Corporation]</ref>
* Holman United Methodist Church<ref name="HUMC">[http://www.holmanumc.com/ Holman United Methodist Church]</ref>
* [[Liberty Hill Foundation]]<ref name="LHF">[https://www.libertyhill.org/ Liberty Hill Foundation]</ref>
* [[Physicians for Social Responsibility|Physicians for Social Responsibility – Los Angeles]]<ref name="PSR">[http://www.psr-la.org/ Physicians for Social Responsibility]</ref>
* Redeemer Community Partnership<ref name="RCP">[http://www.redeemercp.org/ Redeemer Community Partnership]</ref>

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[[Category:Environmental organizations based in Los Angeles]]
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