120 people showed for our Capitol briefing in partnership with the AGUA Coalition, Community Water Center and our other allies at The Leadership Counsel for Accountability on access to safe and affordable drinking water this afternoon…
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Standing Room Only: Briefing California Legislators on the Importance of Funding Safe Drinking Water
The problem of contaminated drinking water in small communities such as Seville in Tulare County can be solved if the state establishes a safe drinking water fund similar to the Lifeline program for basic phone service, an advocacy group with roots in the Valley said Tuesday…
While California is a climate leader, it’s still an uphill battle to ensure that environmental justice issues are addressed in state policy…
California’s main tool for fighting climate change is at a crossroads…
Is the woefully contaminated water system in Seville, CA, on the brink of major change? …
Attorneys representing Juana Vasquez, who is a Ventura County farmworker, and environmental justice groups are suing the California Department of Pesticide Regulation for what the suit contends is its failure to follow the recommendations of scientists and provide public review for the regulation of the Prop 65-listed carcinogenic pesticide 1,3-dichlorpropene (brand name: Telone)…
CalEPA summarizes progress and results of 2016 small grant recipients.
The California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) and CEJA Action are proud to release our 4th Environmental Justice Scorecard for the 2016 Legislative Session…
The California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) and CEJA Action are proud to release our first
Environmental Justice Agency Assessment…
The California Air Resources Board has announced the appointment of its first environmental justice liaison, officially naming Veronica Eady CARB’s inaugural Assistant Executive Officer for Environmental Justice…