The name Warren Anderson likely does not trigger a response in the majority of Americans, considering that according to his obituary he died in obscurity in a senior home in Florida, but for thousands of people around the world, and here in California, his name has had an immeasurable impact
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CEJC and Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice are proud of our work mobilizing support for California Assembly Bill 1787 that was just signed into law by Governor Brown…
This is a critical time for California’s climate policies.
The California Environmental Justice Alliance stands in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux nation and all frontline communities united to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline.
A less-noticed element of this year’s battle in Sacramento over the extension of California’s climate change policies was the program to distribute at least 25 percent of cap-and-trade auction revenue to disadvantaged communities struggling with pollution around the state.
A study presented today to the Central Valley Water Board’s Food Safety Expert Panel by the Cawelo Irrigation District fails to address major concerns about potential food contamination from using oil waste fluid to irrigate crops, according to the Protect California Food coalition.
In a season of grim climate news, California (once again) offers a ray of sunshine.
How much science does it take to convince anti-oil activists that our water is safe?
Multinational oil and gas giant Halliburton will pay $400,000 and help fund air filtration systems in three LA Unified schools to settle claims it operated a fleet of diesel trucks in violation of the Clean Air Act.
Halliburton Energy Services Inc. has agreed to spend $180,600 on environmental projects to reduce air pollution at schools in the Los Angeles area, and $75,000 on air quality improvements in the San Joaquin Valley under a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday.