CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The goal of the Clean Up Green Up program is to utilize land use and zoning mechanisms, coupled with industry support, to address incompatible land uses-a condition where a hazardous use of land, such as a freeway or industrial facility, is sited in close proximity to sensitive uses like homes, schools, parks, etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ordinance, commonly known as Clean Up Green Up or CUGU, created a way that three largely Latino neighborhoods would begin to see concrete measures for securing environmental justice after years of living in the shadow of industries that pol-luted air, water, and land.